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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 “thunderbirds” 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.

26 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
thunderbirds195167(None) 
thunderbird1851671thunderbird_
thunderbolts1851533thunderbolts
thunderers1443973thunder_er_s
thunderheads2051923thunderheads
underbids13137243__underbi_ds
undergirds1344453__undergirds
counterbids1646044counterbi_ds
moundbirds1651644mound__birds
thunderbolt1752024thunderb_olt
thunderclaps2061364thunderclaps
thunderclouds2071164thunderclouds
thundered1444574thunder__ed_
thunderer1344254thunder_er__
thunderhead1952064thunderhead_
thundering1544574thunder_i_ng
thunderous1443614thunder__ous
thunders1236954thunde___r_s
thunderstorms1961594thunderstorms
underbid12108204__underbi_d_
underbites1347894__underbites
underbrims1544064__underbrims
underbuds13145594__underb_uds
undercards1445564__undercards
undergird1245904__undergird_
underwires1447024__underwires

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 Filter1786911247900.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit124790267.01317794.1
3Display Results26260.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691267.40624127.9
 
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