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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 “birdcage” 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.

40 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
birdcage144351(None) 
birdcages1543381birdcages
birdcall1343692birdcall
airdate8311323aird_ate
airscape1245363airscape
bandage11311023band_age
baronage1147073baronage
barrage10710843bar_rage
berdache1644033berdache
birdbath1643173birdbath
birdcalls1443393birdcalls
birddog1282363birddog_
birddogs1382433birddogs
birdfarm1642873birdfarm
birdie94013783bird__ie
birding114014923birding_
birdings12378823birdings
birdlife1443483birdlife
birdlike1535233birdlike
birdlime1343563birdlime
birdman1236673birdma_n
birdseye1441643birdseye
blindage1243683blind_age
bondage1138253bond_age
borage93917013bor__age
boscage1276533b_oscage
brewage1347183b_rewage
bridge103711883brid__ge
brocade1238533b_rocade
brockage1744743b_rockage
brokage1436673b_rokage
burgage1136633bur_gage
cardcase1345963cardcase
cordage11310063cord_age
hardcase1445623hardcase
incage93513623_i_ncage
mirage92313653mir__age
windage1237933wind_age
wordage1236503word_age
yardage1235733yard_age

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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162407.48319532.5
3Display Results40400.0301333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691407.66923300.4
 
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