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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 “lovebird” 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.

33 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
lovebird144264(None) 
lovebirds1542261lovebirds
lyrebird1442092lyrebird
ovenbird1442612_ovenbird
bluebird1343463bluebird
boobird1235233bo_obird
bowerbird1752083bowerbird
cowbird1534433co_wbird
firebird1444633firebird
ladybird1542153ladybird
liveried1238733liveried
lobbied12337173lo_bbied
lovebug1342033loveb_ug
lovebugs1441873lovebugs
loved95021363love___d
lovelier1136433lovelier
lovelies1139893lovelies
lovelily1444333lovelily
lovelorn1144353lovelorn
lover85526453love__r_
lovers94223433love__rs
lovesick1742853lovesick
lovevine1444113lovevine
lyrebirds1541993lyrebirds
moosebird1452133moosebird
mousebird1442513mousebird
oilbird1043743_oilbird
ovenbirds1542023_ovenbirds
overbid132710273_overbi_d
overgird1336183_overgird
ricebird1343003ricebird
shorebird1552873shorebird
songbird1243233songbird

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit146162336.23323449.7
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691336.68926714.2
 
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