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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 “bayberry” 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
bayberry184296(None) 
barberry1544861barberry
baneberry1642782baneberry
bearberry1642632bearberry
bilberry1543282bilberry
blaeberry1642642blaeberry
boxberry2242652boxberry
hagberry1742902hagberry
waxberry2342052waxberry
ambery133811133_ambe_ry
babbitry14273073babbitry
badgerly1543283badgerly
bakery155911003ba_ke_ry
bankerly1744333bankerly
barber104419323barbe_r_
barbered13259543barbered
barbers114317503barbe_rs
barretry13115183barretry
basketry1743513basketry
battery124911813batte_ry
bayberries1744093bayberries
berry104521773___berry
bibbery13426543bibbe_ry
blackberry2352373blackberry
blueberry1642773blueberry
bobbery13438353bobbe_ry
bribery14426493bribe_ry
cowberry1843343cowberry
cranberry1642813cranberry
daubery13396213daube_ry
dewberry1742403dewberry
dogberry1542863dogberry
hackberry2362203hackberry
inkberry1742163inkberry
mulberry1542563mulberry
naseberry1451903naseberry
raspberry1641603raspberry
razzberry2251143razzberry
shadberry1842043shadberry
soapberry1642013soapberry
teaberry1343293teaberry

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162416.93621073.0
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691417.37524229.3
 
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