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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 “firebrands” 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.

25 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
firebrands164374(None) 
firebrand1544631firebrand_
fireboards1645432fireboards
firebrats1445882firebra_ts
fibreboards1952663fibreboards
firebacks2046303fireb_acks
fireballs14126493fireb_alls
firebases1446583fireb_ases
firebirds1544023fireb_irds
fireboard1546613fireboard_
fireboats1446413fireboa_ts
firebrat1348143firebra__t
firebreaks1972883firebreaks
firebricks2152093firebricks
firedrakes1843123firedrakes
firefangs1643053fire_fangs
fireguards1552383fireguards
firepans1347153fire_pan_s
firetraps1444303firetra_ps
forebrains1544623forebrains
forehands1656743fore_hands
forelands1347173fore_lands
foreranks1645293fore_ranks
misbrands1445153mi_sbrands
sidebands1344443sideb_ands

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603256.86020496.1
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691257.28224538.7
 
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