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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 “snowbirds” 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.

30 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
snowbirds154295(None) 
snowbird1443371snowbird_
cowbirds1644042_cowbirds
snowboards1643692snowboards
songbirds1342772songbirds
boobirds1344183_boobirds
cowbinds1634453_cowbinds
cowbird1534433_cowbird_
scombrids1642333scombrids
seabirds1164403s_eabirds
shorebirds1652523shorebirds
showgirls1641763showgirls
snakebirds1751653snakebirds
snobbisms1542713snobbisms
snowballs14114463snowballs
snowbanks1842943snowbanks
snowbells14113493snowbells
snowbelts14112763snowbelts
snowberry1742503snowberry
snowblinks1951563snowblinks
snowboard1543933snowboard_
snowbrush1751503snowb_rush
snowfields17111353snowfields
snowlands1343573snowlands
snowmolds1542183snowmolds
snowsheds1642873snowsheds
songbird1243233songbird_
sunbirds1143903s_unbirds
surfbirds1542163surfbirds
widowbirds2051063widowbirds

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641306.19024013.1
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691306.63926915.3
 
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