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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fornewborns” 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.

34 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
newborns134338(None) 
newborn1244271newborn_
newtons1036802newto_ns
bethorns1337323bethorns
beworms1437913bew_orms
dehorns11428363de_horns
deworms1338013dew_orms
ebons74316093_e_bo_ns
leghorns1244903leghorns
lowborn1245143lowborn_
nektons1136393nekto_ns
nelsons738003nelso_ns
neocons936913neoco_ns
neons55818683ne__o_ns
nephrons1346843nephrons
nestors73614963nestor_s
networks1546143networks
neurons7410443neuro_ns
neutrons838293neutrons
newbies12147423newb_ies
newfound1542223newfound
newmown1542283newmown_
newsboys1642303newsbo_ys
newton936983newto_n_
readorns938273readorns
rebores95319163re_bores
reborn810016953re_born_
rewords115413973rew_ords
reworks145113593rew_orks
reworn98122193rew_orn_
seaborne1055423seaborne
suborns939483_suborns
webworks2044663webworks
webworms1843743webworms

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit146162348.68616827.3
3Display Results34340.0301133.3
 (SQL Overall)178691348.88920102.5