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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 “ovenbird” 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.

42 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
ovenbird144261(None) 
ovenbirds1542021ovenbirds
lovebird1442642love_bird
overbid132710272overbi_d
overgird1336182overgird
bowerbird1752083bowerbird
engird8126973__engird
lovebirds1542263love_birds
oilbird1043743o_ilbird
ovenlike1535013ovenlike
ovenware1444243ovenware
overbed132811853overb_ed
overbids14248903overbids
overbig13237543overbi_g
overbill1337283overbill
overbite13312083overbite
overboard1537813overboard
overbold14208553overbold
overbore131111583overbore
overborn13128703overborn
overbred1459853overbred
overbuild15154693overbuild
overburn13116293overburn
overdid12199173overdi_d
overgild1336583overgild
overgirds1445163overgirds
overgirt1239123overgirt
overhard15238793overhard
overkind1637953overkind
overlord12119183overlord
overmild1436983overmild
overtire111413113overtire
overtired131310253overtired
overwind1538533overwind
overword15119243overword
rainbird1143143rainbird
redbird1155263_redbird
reedbird1273263reedbird
seabird1055363_seabird
sunbird1044743_sunbird
venire93513693_ven_ire
verbid122311313_verbi_d

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162426.23323449.7
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691426.65526850.6
 
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