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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 “elderberries” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

24 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
elderberries156181(None) 
blaeberries1573313blae_berries
blueberries1583093blue_berries
deerberries1453083_deerberries
dewberries1643543__dewberries
elderberry1651313elderberr__y
silverberries1861383silverberries
baneberries1553404bane_berries
barberries1446234__barberries
bearberries1553474_bearberries
blackberries2252724blackberries
checkerberries277974checkerberries
cloudberries1751804cloudberries
dogberries1443864__dogberries
eldercares1352514elder_car_es
elderlies1044674eld___erlies
lingberries1452824_lingberries
naseberries1352694nase_berries
pokeberries1962624poke_berries
sheepberries1952194sheepberries
sugarberries1552054sugarberries
teaberries1245134__teaberries
underbellies1552284underbellies
winterberries1892014winterberries

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790247.22017283.9
3Display Results24240.0131846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691247.62323441.0
 
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