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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 “unbars” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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
unbars8211303(None) 
unbans81912621unbans
unbar71913611unbar_
unbears998041unbears
anears63717182anears
bars66564092__bars
busbars1138152busbars
debars94218042debars
durbars1077972durbars
embars103812882embars
gnars66718852gn_ars
invars9310002invars
kabars124513952kabars
kbars114612602_kbars
kebars124112492kebars
knars94416112kn_ars
lumbars11289762lumbars
lunars65012812lun_ars
nears55529422_nears
rebars84019832rebars
umbers104215212umbers
umbras1038642umbras
unais53420772un_ais
unarm7314452un_arm
unarms839242un_arms
unary8315992un_ary
unaus53216572un_aus
unbale83616402unbale
unbales92914862unbales
unban72114332unba_n
unbear889162unbear_
unborn83310812unborn
uncaps1039812uncaps
unhairs1036372unhairs
unhats91110622unhats
unjams1555702unjams
unlays93810492unlays
unmans82211992unmans
unsays9399542unsays
unwary1239822unwary
upbears1195422upbears

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551412.11039123.7
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691412.46672461.9
 
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