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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 “fubar” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

49 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
fubar103992(None) 
aurar54420252aurar
bar58070552__bar
bubal94218212bubal
bulbar1039582bulbar
busbar1038452busbar
cuber95222532cuber
debar85517862debar
durbar968722durbar
embar94011602embar
far67762602f__ar
fear75337792f_ear
feuar8310242feuar
fiar76427332f_iar
fiber104921132fiber
filar84819292filar
friar85414272friar
fub86337392fub__
fubs96328792fub_s
fubsy13589272fubsy
fugal95613032fugal
fulmar1137252fulmar
fumer105918232fumer
fur66637322fu__r
furan84320012furan
furor8312392furor
guar56923292gu_ar
gular6314832gular
juba134916982juba_
jubas144614222jubas
kabar114815552kabar
kbar106514652_kbar
kebar115113532kebar
lobar7313012lobar
lumbar103610592lumbar
lunar57017312lunar
rebar75420192rebar
suba64926602suba_
subah106015212subah
subas74724072subas
suber74924502suber
subpar1048662subpar
sugar6312912sugar
tuba65422362tuba_
tubae74716642tubae
tubal75517202tubal
tubas75119582tubas
tuber75420682tuber
unbar71913612unbar

Search took 4 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 Filter178691538000.626285448.9
2DLD Change Limit53800493.25016553.8
3Display Results49490.0301633.3
 (SQL Overall)178691493.90645747.8
 
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