Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “barb” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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299 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
barb	8	52	4006	(None)
arb	5	104	4842	1	_arb
bar	5	80	7055	1	bar_
barbe	9	53	2828	1	barbe
barbs	9	59	2819	1	barbs
bard	7	56	4886	1	bard
bare	6	54	6052	1	bare
barf	9	58	4441	1	barf
bark	10	62	4215	1	bark
barm	8	67	3960	1	barm
barn	6	64	4464	1	barn
bars	6	65	6409	1	bars
burb	8	53	3467	1	burb
carb	8	51	4316	1	carb
darb	7	60	3353	1	darb
garb	7	53	3267	1	garb
ab	4	106	7476	2	_a_b
abri	6	55	2221	2	abri
alb	5	73	4265	2	_alb
ar	2	113	7938	2	_ar_
arbs	6	68	3473	2	_arbs
arc	5	102	5090	2	_arc
are	3	78	7457	2	_are
arf	6	74	5337	2	_arf
ark	7	70	4496	2	_ark
arm	5	84	4962	2	_arm
ars	3	76	7093	2	_ars
art	3	86	7914	2	_art
ba	4	99	6234	2	ba__
baa	5	106	5042	2	ba_a
baal	6	70	3311	2	baal
baas	6	68	4467	2	baas
baba	8	88	2835	2	baba
babe	8	68	3582	2	babe
babu	8	58	2923	2	babu
baby	11	67	2368	2	baby
bach	11	61	3139	2	bach
back	12	55	3576	2	back
bad	6	77	6315	2	ba_d
bade	7	51	4088	2	bade
bads	7	70	4886	2	bads
baff	12	46	3227	2	baff
bag	6	70	5922	2	ba_g
bags	7	66	4550	2	bags
bah	8	77	5535	2	ba_h
baht	9	67	4001	2	baht
bail	6	50	4280	2	bail
bairn	7	75	1553	2	bairn
bait	6	65	5600	2	bait
bake	10	56	3751	2	bake
bal	5	66	6272	2	ba_l
bald	7	64	3290	2	bald
bale	6	63	5384	2	bale
balk	10	51	3222	2	balk
ball	6	60	4332	2	ball
balm	8	55	3420	2	balm
bals	6	63	5404	2	bals
bam	7	85	6014	2	ba_m
bams	8	70	4445	2	bams
ban	5	83	6684	2	ba_n
band	7	67	4091	2	band
bane	6	52	5043	2	bane
bang	7	48	3700	2	bang
bani	6	53	3496	2	bani
bank	10	58	3575	2	bank
bans	6	65	5514	2	bans
bap	7	64	5584	2	ba_p
baps	8	60	4084	2	baps
barbal	10	40	1666	2	barbal
barbed	11	51	2131	2	barbed
barbel	10	43	1707	2	barbel
barber	10	44	1932	2	barber
barbes	10	45	2623	2	barbes
barbet	10	44	2788	2	barbet
barbie	10	50	1835	2	barbie
barbut	10	46	1700	2	barbut
barca	9	13	1943	2	barca
barde	8	53	3077	2	barde
bards	8	71	3964	2	bards
bared	8	51	4448	2	bared
barer	7	45	3580	2	barer
bares	7	54	5713	2	bares
barfs	10	48	2600	2	barfs
barge	8	56	3102	2	barge
baric	9	61	2569	2	baric
barks	11	57	3581	2	barks
barky	14	57	2161	2	barky
barms	9	61	2846	2	barms
barmy	12	52	1876	2	barmy
barns	7	63	3514	2	barns
barny	10	58	2173	2	barny
baron	7	81	3124	2	baron
barre	7	59	2954	2	barre
barye	10	50	2149	2	barye
bas	5	86	8175	2	ba_s
base	6	48	4702	2	base
bash	9	152	4016	2	bash
bask	10	51	3142	2	bask
bass	6	61	4678	2	bass
bast	6	63	6241	2	bast
bat	5	109	8895	2	ba_t
bate	6	65	5242	2	bate
bath	9	59	4008	2	bath
bats	6	69	6233	2	bats
batt	6	50	5387	2	batt
baud	7	49	2842	2	baud
bawd	10	55	2084	2	bawd
bawl	9	53	2606	2	bawl
bay	8	96	6164	2	ba_y
bays	9	71	4391	2	bays
bear	6	68	4464	2	bear_
beard	8	60	2496	2	beard
bears	7	57	3904	2	bears
berg	7	54	2554	2	berg
berk	10	59	2984	2	berk
berm	8	67	3275	2	berm
bib	7	70	4594	2	b_ib
bibb	7	58	1921	2	bibb
bicarb	12	3	854	2	bicarb
bird	7	61	2832	2	bird
birk	10	63	2686	2	birk
birl	6	58	3047	2	birl
biro	6	61	3121	2	biro
birr	6	60	2236	2	birr
blab	8	66	2913	2	blab
blare	7	58	2623	2	blare
bleb	8	54	2522	2	bleb
blob	8	60	2709	2	blob
blub	8	53	2487	2	blub
blurb	9	52	1490	2	blurb
boar	6	61	3429	2	boar_
board	8	55	2300	2	board
boars	7	52	2960	2	boars
boart	7	88	3593	2	boart
bob	7	67	5567	2	b_ob
bomb	10	69	2742	2	bomb
boob	8	59	3258	2	boob
bora	6	61	4163	2	bora
bore	6	60	5133	2	bore
bork	10	69	3382	2	bork
born	6	73	3841	2	born
bort	6	59	6096	2	bort
bra	5	63	3946	2	b_ra
brad	7	52	3434	2	brad
brae	6	56	3911	2	brae
brag	7	52	2972	2	brag
bran	6	57	4038	2	bran
bras	6	57	4645	2	bras
brat	6	60	5554	2	brat
braw	9	48	2956	2	braw
bray	9	52	3290	2	bray
bro	5	62	3660	2	b_ro
brr	5	69	2192	2	b_rr
brrr	6	53	1229	2	brrr
bub	7	63	4398	2	b_ub
bulb	8	56	2669	2	bulb
bur	5	57	4469	2	bur_
bura	6	61	3953	2	bura
burbs	9	54	2349	2	burbs
burd	7	55	3426	2	burd
burg	7	49	3036	2	burg
burl	6	49	3718	2	burl
burn	6	56	3643	2	burn
burp	8	50	2888	2	burp
burr	6	56	3123	2	burr
burs	6	58	4742	2	burs
bury	9	56	3359	2	bury
byre	9	50	2385	2	byre
byrl	9	57	1601	2	byrl
cab	7	83	5540	2	ca_b
car	5	91	6556	2	car_
carbo	9	49	2384	2	carbo
carbs	9	60	3146	2	carbs
card	7	102	4587	2	card
care	6	69	6837	2	care
cark	10	55	3927	2	cark
carl	6	51	4478	2	carl
carn	6	62	4543	2	carn
carob	9	53	2522	2	carob
carp	8	51	3981	2	carp
carr	6	54	3470	2	carr
cars	6	73	6476	2	cars
cart	6	65	7034	2	cart
crab	8	57	2767	2	crab
curb	8	67	3222	2	curb
dab	6	74	5556	2	da_b
darbs	8	53	2326	2	darbs
dare	5	58	4886	2	dare
dark	9	51	3321	2	dark
darn	5	64	3462	2	darn
dart	5	58	5787	2	dart
daub	7	74	2344	2	daub
drab	7	62	2645	2	drab
ear	3	68	6788	2	ear_
earl	4	58	3814	2	earl
earn	4	67	3755	2	earn
ears	4	63	5659	2	ears
fab	8	74	5313	2	fa_b
far	6	77	6260	2	far_
fard	8	56	3906	2	fard
fare	7	63	5446	2	fare
farl	7	63	3855	2	farl
farm	9	59	3453	2	farm
faro	7	61	3692	2	faro
fart	7	68	6056	2	fart
forb	9	71	3133	2	forb
gab	6	71	5599	2	ga_b
gamb	9	63	3184	2	gamb
gar	4	72	5990	2	gar_
garbs	8	63	2141	2	garbs
gars	5	57	5074	2	gars
grab	7	54	2761	2	grab
hard	8	54	4350	2	hard
hare	7	62	5573	2	hare
hark	11	52	3739	2	hark
harl	7	57	4000	2	harl
harm	9	56	3779	2	harm
harp	9	61	3429	2	harp
hart	7	68	6577	2	hart
herb	9	47	3096	2	herb
iamb	8	66	2373	2	iamb
jab	12	84	4411	2	ja_b
jamb	15	55	2385	2	jamb
jar	10	76	4615	2	jar_
jarl	11	58	2813	2	jarl
jars	11	73	3835	2	jars
kab	9	71	4585	2	ka_b
karn	8	61	2941	2	karn
kart	8	67	5080	2	kart
kbar	10	65	1465	2	kbar_
kbars	11	46	1260	2	kbars
kerb	10	43	2271	2	kerb
lab	5	88	6478	2	la_b
lamb	8	68	3214	2	lamb
lar	3	79	6753	2	lar_
lard	5	67	4200	2	lard
lari	4	58	3915	2	lari
lark	8	57	3386	2	lark
lars	4	69	5657	2	lars
mar	5	79	6595	2	mar_
mara	6	74	4457	2	mara
marc	8	70	3463	2	marc
mare	6	47	5933	2	mare
mark	10	51	3806	2	mark
marl	6	63	4162	2	marl
mars	6	62	6187	2	mars
mart	6	68	6598	2	mart
nab	5	69	5492	2	na_b
narc	6	71	2795	2	narc
nard	5	66	3445	2	nard
nark	8	52	3006	2	nark
nary	7	69	3122	2	nary
oar	3	70	5795	2	oar_
oars	4	68	4603	2	oars
orb	5	57	3686	2	_orb
par	5	74	6702	2	par_
para	6	52	4217	2	para
pard	7	64	4132	2	pard
pare	6	67	6084	2	pare
park	10	52	3749	2	park
parr	6	57	3115	2	parr
pars	6	75	6079	2	pars
part	6	59	6746	2	part
rare	4	53	4843	2	rare
sab	5	65	6320	2	sa_b
sard	5	53	4424	2	sard
sari	4	54	4404	2	sari
sark	8	49	3897	2	sark
sorb	6	83	3304	2	sorb
tab	5	74	6032	2	ta_b
tar	3	75	7069	2	tar_
tare	4	59	5762	2	tare
tarn	4	68	4272	2	tarn
taro	4	68	4691	2	taro
tarp	6	69	3641	2	tarp
tars	4	67	6395	2	tars
tart	4	75	6618	2	tart
urb	5	57	3111	2	_urb
var	6	61	4833	2	var_
vara	7	55	3088	2	vara
vars	7	57	4207	2	vars
vary	10	52	2606	2	vary
verb	9	62	2487	2	verb
wab	8	70	5183	2	wa_b
war	6	72	6242	2	war_
ward	8	65	4225	2	ward
ware	7	62	5472	2	ware
wark	11	57	3777	2	wark
warm	9	59	3567	2	warm
warn	7	52	3932	2	warn
warp	9	56	3500	2	warp
wars	7	86	5980	2	wars
wart	7	78	6608	2	wart
wary	10	67	4001	2	wary
yar	6	72	5383	2	yar_
yard	8	56	3325	2	yard
yare	7	56	3694	2	yare
yarn	7	52	3004	2	yarn
zarf	16	69	2912	2	zarf

Search took 2 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.

Seq	Search Phase	Words Checked	Words Matched	Seconds	Words Per Sec
1	Length Filter	178691	29872	0.313	570897.8
2	DLD Change Limit	29872	299	1.046	28558.3
3	Display Results	299	299	0.076	3934.2
	(SQL Overall)	178691	299	1.435	124523.3