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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 “waterbirds” 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
waterbirds164405(None) 
waterbird1554501waterbird_
waterbeds1544882waterb_eds
weaverbirds2051352weaverbirds
bowerbirds1851453bowerbirds
catbirds1344203cat__birds
fatbirds1443413fat__birds
laterborns1244143laterborns
waterbed1436443waterb_ed_
waterborne1554113waterborne
waterbucks2152933waterbucks
waterbus1345863waterb__us
waterbuses1544943waterbuses
waterers112312783water_er_s
waterheads1744243waterheads
waterings13229253water_ings
waterlines1348953waterlines
watermarks1943663watermarks
watersheds1743533watersheds
waterside1345803watersi_de
watersides1445533watersides
waterweeds1743663waterweeds
waterworks2046173waterworks
wattlebirds1751183wattlebirds
weaverbird1951423weaverbird_

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603256.70320976.1
3Display Results25250.0131923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691257.13925030.3
 
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