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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 “midbrains” 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
midbrains144371(None) 
midbrain1343921midbrain_
birdbrains1552052birdbrains
endbrains1244062endbrains
hindbrains1652842hindbrains
mistrains11511352mistrains
birdbrain1452323birdbrain_
brains85125473___brains
distrains10411333distrains
drains73719403__d_rains
endbrain1144183endbrain_
fibrins1238633fi_br_ins
fibroins1346213fi_broins
hindbrain1552853hindbrain_
ingrains948983_ingrains
midairs1037203mid__airs
midirons1145883midir_ons
midribs1235513mid_r_ibs
migraine1157863mi_graine
migraines1286933mi_graines
mirins83918903mi__r_ins
misbegins1444893misbegins
misbrand1346413misbra_nd
misbrands1445153misbrands
mistrain10311943mistrain_
murrains1036853m_urrains
vitrains1138283vi_trains

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641276.67022285.0
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691277.10925135.9
 
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