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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 “ovenbirds” 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.

28 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
ovenbirds154202(None) 
ovenbird1442611ovenbird_
lovebirds1542262love_birds
overbids14248902overbi_ds
overgirds1445162overgirds
bowerbirds1851453bowerbirds
engirds995053__engirds
lovebird1442643love_bird_
oilbirds1143183o_ilbirds
ovenwares1543973ovenwares
overbid132710273overbi_d_
overbills1446603overbills
overbites14310983overbites
overbuilds1642973overbuilds
overburns14135613overburns
overgilds1445183overgilds
overgird1336183overgird_
overlords13117223overlords
overtires121412373overtires
overwinds1645573overwinds
overwords16127643overwords
rainbirds1242863rainbirds
redbirds1283873_redbirds
reedbirds1362483reedbirds
seabirds1164403_seabirds
sunbirds1143903_sunbirds
venires103012453_ven_ires
verbids13259203_verbi_ds

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641287.09320956.0
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691287.51623774.7
 
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