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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 “bards” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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325 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
bards8713964(None) 
bads77048861ba_ds
balds85524641balds
bands85233431bands
barbs95928191barbs
bard75648861bard_
barde85330771barde
bardes95026931bardes
bares75457131bares
barfs104826001barfs
barks115735811barks
barms96128461barms
barns76335141barns
bars66564091bar_s
bauds85821041bauds
bawds116115491bawds
beards94116671beards
birds85421331birds
boards94616931boards
brads85528291brads
burds84626061burds
cards85137931cards
fards96629841fards
hards96435651hards
lards65331861lards
nards65928461nards
pards85634331pards
sards64736181sards
wards97734401wards
yards95324611yards
abris75722602abris
adds67622452_adds
ads49755732_a_ds
aids57846362_aids
ands57833612_ands
arbs66834732_arbs
arcs67834782_arcs
ares45871022_ares
arfs76029962_arfs
arks85936872_arks
arms66137492_arms
ars37670932_ar_s
arts49650262_arts
awards107113452awards
baals76122702baals
baas66844672ba_as
babas96325732babas
babes95834112babes
babus95620332babus
backs135729622backs
bad67763152ba_d_
baddy125016022baddy
bade75140882ba_de
baffs134718052baffs
bags76645502ba_gs
bahts105617802bahts
bails75933522bails
bairns86710872bairns
baits76630582baits
bakes117035372bakes
balas76937212balas
bald76432902bald_
baldy115518932baldy
bales76250082bales
balks114926292balks
balls76236412balls
balms95723922balms
bals66354042ba_ls
bams87044452ba_ms
band76740922band_
banda85223112banda
bandas95120542bandas
bandy114824192bandy
banes74945582banes
bangs85627782bangs
banks115527902banks
banns75321232banns
bans66555142ba_ns
baps86040842ba_ps
bar58070552bar__
barb85240062bar_b
barbe95328282barbe
barbes104526232barbes
barca91319432barca
barcas101016602barcas
barded105426422barded
bardic11312922bardic
bare65460522bar_e
bared85144482bared
barer74535802barer
barest85327692barest
barf95844412bar_f
barge85631022barge
barges94528252barges
baric96125692baric
bark106242152bar_k
barky145721612barky
barm86739602bar_m
barmy125218762barmy
barn66444642bar_n
barny105821732barny
baron78131242baron
barons85025382barons
barre75929542barre
barres84427542barres
barye105021492barye
baryes116218502baryes
bas58681752ba__s
bases75644352bases
basis75429862basis
basks115621762basks
bass66146782ba_ss
basts75936932basts
bates75846342bates
baths105922922baths
bats66962332ba_ts
batts76727562batts
baud74928422baud_
bawd105520842bawd_
bawdy147513282bawdy
bawls105719322bawls
bayards13379682bayards
bays97143912ba_ys
beads85429502beads
beard86024962beard_
bears75739042bear_s
beds75937782b_eds
bends85628972bends
bergs84718042bergs
berks115423122berks
berms95323662berms
bids75838452b_ids
binds86627472binds
bird76128322bird_
birks114920302birks
birls74023162birls
biros75325132biros
birrs74917102birrs
blares85021632blares
board85523002board_
boars75229602boar_s
boarts84716872boarts
bods76244712b_ods
bolds85825282bolds
bonds86126842bonds
boras75938302boras
bores76448252bores
borks115727702borks
borts76735452borts
boyards13399322boyards
brad75234342brad_
braes75735052braes
brags85625102brags
braids95015692braids
brands95118942brands
brans75437432brans
bras65746452b_ras
brass75428022brass
brats75336012brats
braws106425192braws
brays106723112brays
briards10398552briards
bris65539612b_ris
bros65635662b_ros
buds75235172b_uds
bunds85523542bunds
buras74736302buras
burbs95423492burbs
burd75534262burd_
burgs84924092burgs
burls74228852burls
burns74926782burns
burps94220172burps
burrs74925652burrs
burs65847422bur_s
byres104421382byres
byrls105711232byrls
cads76144522ca_ds
caids85226422caids
cairds96411512cairds
carbs96031462carbs
card710245872card_
cares77369182cares
carks115534212carks
carls77037422carls
carns75937562carns
carps96932252carps
carrs75730852carrs
cars67364762car_s
carts78946292carts
chards125119732chards
cords86030622cords
curds85725612curds
dads67442772da_ds
darbs85323262darbs
dares66146702dares
darks106727872darks
darns66927892darns
darts67635732darts
earls56127512earls
earns55927562earns
ears46356592ear_s
fads86939872fa_ds
farads104713272farads
fard85639062fard_
fares85852872fares
farls85731112farls
farms106324952farms
faros85532022faros
farts88336842farts
fords95328182fords
gads67843382ga_ds
garbs86321412garbs
garda7316762garda
gars55750742gar_s
gauds75717722gauds
girds74816992girds
grads75625752grads
guards84611572guards
hands95327382hands
hard85443502hard_
hardy125622062hardy
hares86255542hares
harks126333432harks
harls85634502harls
harms106829012harms
harps105926872harps
harts88441592harts
herds96424682herds
hoards104912622hoards
hurds95219072hurds
jarls126120962jarls
jars117338352jar_s
karns96624142karns
karts97630112karts
kbars114612602kbar_s
lads56549132la_ds
lairds74711612lairds
lands65426902lands
lard56742002lard_
lardy96119272lardy
lares54852632lares
laris54737462laris
larks95227812larks
lars46956572lar_s
lauds65618482lauds
liards75212612liards
lords64923502lords
mads76845372ma_ds
maids86327142maids
maras75443292maras
marcs95726622marcs
mares76457632mares
marks115933482marks
marls75535162marls
mars66261872mar_s
marts77442232marts
mauds85519272mauds
narcs76122022narcs
nard56634452nard_
nares55544152nares
naris55735292naris
narks96026032narks
nerds65719252nerds
nurds65518522nurds
oars46846032oar_s
pads76742952pa_ds
paras76143042paras
pard76441322pard_
pardi85723952pardi
pardy115523952pardy
pares77164482pares
paris75145942paris
parks116134462parks
parrs75928672parrs
pars67560792par_s
parts77743372parts
qaids156116312qaids
rads56046602ra_ds
raids65827512raids
rands65930452rands
rares55247442rares
saids65328852saids
sands65228582sands
sard55344242sard_
saris54544952saris
sarks96632462sarks
sarods74918572sarods
saros55238062saros
shards104319172shards
sords64527802sords
surds65624662surds
swards105415132swards
tabards10310382tabards
tads57143942ta_ds
tardo65321102tardo
tardy94720462tardy
tares57456562tares
tarns56433952tarns
taros55640822taros
tarps76527122tarps
tars46763952tar_s
tarts57242022tarts
turds65021692turds
urds55922432_urds
varas86028192varas
vars75742072var_s
varus85921182varus
wads87343142wa_ds
wands96425482wands
ward86542252ward_
wares88250582wares
warks127932402warks
warms107726852warms
warns87231002warns
warps107126422warps
wars78659802war_s
warts814840402warts
words95425072words
yairds10448022yairds
yard85633252yard_
yarns85621792yarns
yauds95013222yauds
yirds96612512yirds
zarfs174713622zarfs

Search took 3 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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit538003251.62333148.5
3Display Results3253250.0933494.6
 (SQL Overall)1786913252.01288812.6
 
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