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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 “unbears” 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.

31 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
unbears99804(None) 
unbars82113031unb_ars
unbear889161unbear_
upbears1195421upbears
anears63717182an_ears
antbears1044962antbears
bears75739042__bears
bugbears1333692bugbears
cudbears1343482cudbears
endears83710052endears
nears55529422_n_ears
sunbeams1243962sunbeams
umbers104215212umbe_rs
unbans81912622unb_ans
unbar71913612unb_ar_
unbeared111611652unbeared
unbelts9237662unbelts
unbends10236992unbends
unheard1136942unheard
unleads8228622unleads
unlearn735952unlearn
unlearns844452unlearns
unseals73212572unseals
unseams9338912unseams
unseats73012852unseats
unswears1144022unswears
unweary1335842unweary
upbear1096492upbear_
upbeats1195732upbeats
uprears9107492uprears
uptears9106452uptears

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911076710.750238254.7
2DLD Change Limit107671316.72016022.5
3Display Results31310.033939.4
 (SQL Overall)178691317.50323815.9
 
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