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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 “bureau” 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.

29 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
bureau871252(None) 
bureaus979291bureaus
bureaux1664591bureaux
bateau8810562bateau
beau66137272b__eau
boreal84817212boreal
boreas85421732boreas
bread85523112b_read
break115319402b_reak
bream95121812b_ream
bura66139532bur_a_
buran75225302bur_an
buras74736302bur_as
buret77444012bure_t
burets84321262burets
burial84117622burial
burka114617692burka_
burkas124513802burkas
burlap1098352burlap
burqa165013092burqa_
burqas174410902burqas
bursa74921522bursa_
bursae84515602bursae
bursal84414822bursal
bursar85413252bursar
bursas85318272bursas
urea46528062_urea_
ureal56722682_ureal
ureas55826012_ureas

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 Limit82551292.51632810.4
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691292.87562153.4
 
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