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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “firebird” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

51 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
firebird144463(None) 
firebirds1544021firebirds
fireboard1546612fireboard
lyrebird1442092lyrebird
ricebird1343002ricebird
bluebird1343463bluebird
fatbird1344033f_atbird
fibreboard1852963fibreboard
firearm1237203fire_arm
fireback1946953fireback
fireball13127263fireball
firebase1346493firebase
fireboards1645433fireboards
fireboat1349093fireboat
firebomb1743413firebomb
firebox1944453fireb_ox
firebrand1544633firebrand
firebrat1348143firebrat
firebrick2042583firebrick
firebug1383793fireb_ug
firebugs14113823firebugs
fired94829743fire___d
fireguard1442903fireguard
firelit10310863fireli_t
firepink1753983firepink
firer811229253fire__r_
firers94922683fire__rs
fireside1247003fireside
fireweed1545353fireweed
firewood1546303firewood
firework1847413firework
fireworm1646693fireworm
forbid123312433for_bi_d
foredid1238503foredi_d
foreword15118963foreword
foreyard1546423foreyard
friarbird1551343friarbird
kingbird1663033kingbird
lovebird1442643lovebird
lyrebirds1541993lyrebirds
oilbird1043743oi_lbird
prebid113512843_prebi_d
prebind123810643_prebind
rebid85121363__rebi_d
rebind94416933__rebind
redbird1155263__redbird
ricebirds1442513ricebirds
riflebird1551533riflebird
shorebird1552873shorebird
surfbird1442593surfbird
yardbird1542323yardbird

Search took 8 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162517.48319532.5
3Display Results51510.0301700.0
 (SQL Overall)178691517.93622516.5
 
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