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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 “bluebeard” 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.

27 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
bluebeard144268(None) 
bluebeards1542291bluebeards
bluebeat1245532bluebea_t
bluebeats1343462bluebeats
blueberry1642772blueberry
bluebird1343462blueb_ird
bluehead1444602bluehea_d
baseboard1445543baseboard
blaeberry1642643blaeberry
blubbed11338393blubbe__d
blubber10399293blubbe_r_
blubbered13164113blubbered
blubbers11408143blubbe_rs
blubbery14294783blubbe_ry
blueball1244783blueb_all
bluebell1243533bluebe_ll
bluebells1343083bluebells
bluebirds1442963blueb_irds
blueblood1452013blueblood
blueheads1544063blueheads
bluejeans1841763bluejeans
blueweed1444043bluewe_ed
blurbed12337613blurbe__d
bugbear1233953b_ugbear_
bugbears1333693b_ugbears
debeard1137353__debeard
leeboard1145433_leeboard

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit148641278.20318120.3
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691278.38921300.6
 
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