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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 “fatbirds” 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.

56 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
fatbirds144341(None) 
catbirds1344201catbirds
fatbird1344031fatbird_
catbird1235242catbird_
jaybirds2142822jaybirds
maybirds1643322maybirds
attires72312953_attires
batgirls1142403batgirls
birds85421333___birds
boobirds1344183boobirds
cairds96411513ca__irds
cowbirds1644043cowbirds
fabrics1436093fa_brics
factoids1446243factoi_ds
fairs85825443fa__ir_s
fakirs13468083fa_kir_s
faqirs18456033fa_qir_s
faquirs1943863faquir_s
fards96629843fa___rds
fatbacks1946003fatbacks
fatheads1536763fatheads
fathers133916503father_s
fatlings12359303fatlings
fatties103018203fatti_es
fatwoods1585953fatwoods
firebirds1544023firebirds
flatbeds14364543flatb_eds
forbids13268263forbi_ds
friarbirds1651213friarbirds
gabbards1445753gabbards
gambirs12359083gambir_s
halberds1435183halberds
hangbirds1642933hangbirds
hatbands1446293hatbands
heathbirds19132233heathbirds
jabirus1694573ja_birus
jailbirds1942613jailbirds
jaybird2043123jaybird_
ladybirds1642103ladybirds
lairds74711613la__irds
maybird1543993maybird_
oilbirds1143183oilbirds
outbids1098913outbi_ds
railbirds1243213railbirds
rainbirds1242863rainbirds
redbirds1283873redbirds
sabirs85414633sa_bir_s
satires72617573sat_ires
satyrids1245623satyrids
seabirds1164403seabirds
sunbirds1143903sunbirds
tabards10310383ta_bards
thirds10438603__thirds
waterbirds1644053waterbirds
yairds10448023ya__irds
yardbirds1642163yardbirds

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162566.83021400.0
3Display Results56560.0134307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691567.26324602.9
 
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