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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 “brigadier” 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.

25 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
brigadier134332(None) 
brigadiers1442151brigadiers
brigade1136492brigad_e_
brigaded1344572brigad_ed
brigades1236392brigad_es
brigading1445142brigading
beadier103513913b__eadier
bigamies1337373b_igamies
braggier12136453brag_gier
braider105112993br__aider
brakier133812363br__akier
brasier94516753br__asier
brazier183911473br__azier
brickier16307163bri_ckier
bridler103811073bri__dler
brigandine1452753brigandine
brigandines1552433brigandines
brighter1476663brig_hter
brinier93613473bri__nier
bristlier1144313bristlier
broader103412613br_oad_er
broodier1157433br_oodier
grenadier1144093grenadier
readier83117423_r_eadier
wrigglier1462413wrigglier

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641256.34323433.9
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691256.77926359.5
 
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