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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 “reedbird” 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.

35 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
reedbird127326(None) 
redbird1155261r_edbird
reedbirds1362481reedbirds
redbirds1283872r_edbirds
bellbird1343823bellbird
feedyard1642323feedyard
ovenbird1442613ovenbird
railbird1143443railbird
rainbird1143143rainbird
readied93316623read_ied
rebid85121363r_e_bi_d
rebind94416933r_e_bind
redbud10135803r_edb_ud
redefied1368223redefied
redenied10511283redenied
redid74922393r_ed_i_d
redried93714893r_edried
reedbuck1742673reedbuck
reeded84022563reed__ed
reedier83815303reed_ier
reedified1446503reedified
reedify1465763reed_ify
reedily1179613reed_ily
reeding94124133reed_ing
reedit7617223reed_i_t
reedited10310083reedited
reedits8511743reed_its
reedlike1336213reedlike
reedling102414273reedling
reembark1643883reembark
remedied1237953remed_ied
ricebird1343003ricebird
seabird1055363_seabird
seedbed11246613seedb_ed
yardbird1542323yardbird

Search took 9 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 Limit146162357.61019206.6
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691358.04622208.7
 
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