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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 “snowbird” 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.

41 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
snowbird144337(None) 
snowbirds1542951snowbirds
cowbird1534432_cowbird
snowboard1543932snowboard
songbird1243232songbird
boobird1235233_boobird
cowbind1536613_cowbind
cowbirds1644043_cowbirds
scombrid1543373scombrid
seabird1055363s_eabird
shorebird1552873shorebird
showbiz2453223showbi_z
showgirl1542083showgirl
snakebird1652053snakebird
snobbery15514293snobbery
snobbier1234633snobbier
snobbily1544233snobbily
snobbish1544213snobbish
snobbism1443403snobbism
snowball13114943snowball
snowbank1743233snowbank
snowbell13113593snowbell
snowbelt13114623snowbelt
snowberry1742503snowberry
snowblink1842563snowblink
snowboards1643693snowboards
snowbound1542843snowbound
snowbush1642093snowbush
snowed104613623snow__ed
snowfield16111973snowfield
snowier1038793snow_ier
snowily1336883snow_ily
snowing113913453snow_ing
snowland1243833snowland
snowlike1534973snowlike
snowmold1442743snowmold
snowshed1534423snowshed
songbirds1342773songbirds
sunbird1044743s_unbird
surfbird1442593surfbird
widowbird1951213widowbird

Search took 10 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 Limit146162418.72016761.7
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691419.15619516.3
 
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