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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 “babe” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

378 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
babe8683582(None) 
abbe87627191abbe
baba88828351baba
babel95821691babel
babes95834111babes
babu85829231babu
baby116723681baby
bade75140891bade
bake105637511bake
bale66353841bale
bane65250431bane
barbe95328281barbe
bare65460521bare
base64847021base
bate66552421bate
mabe85733361mabe
nabe66029491nabe
sabe66140571sabe
ab410674762_ab_
aba512850952_aba
abase76023482abase
abate76627842abate
abba810522652abba
abbes96723522abbes
abbey125714932abbey
abed79734132_abed
abet610547942_abet
able66340532able
abo59045962_abo
abs59356072_abs
aby810238062_aby
abye97921002abye
ace59656832_ace
ae212590292_a_e
age47154332_age
ale36572342_ale
ane37866952_ane
ape57251182_ape
are37874572_are
ate37059242_ate
ave67748702_ave
awe67746622_awe
axe108239492_axe
aye67151762_aye
ba49962342ba__
baa510650422ba_a
baaed85218162baaed
baal67033112baal
baas66844672baas
babas96325732babas
babble94017112babble
babels105216722babels
babied114913512babied
babier103515572babier
babies106123652babies
babka137812912babka
baboo94319502baboo
babul96317712babul
babus95620332babus
bach116131392bach
back125535762back
bad67763162ba_d
badge94819692badge
bads77048872bads
baff124632272baff
bag67059222ba_g
bagel85116792bagel
bags76645502bags
bah87755352ba_h
baht96740012baht
bail65042802bail
bait66556002bait
baize164717392baize
baked126130772baked
baker115629542baker
bakes117035372bakes
bal56662722ba_l
bald76432902bald
baled85436442baled
baler75635282baler
bales76250082bales
balk105132222balk
ball66043322ball
balm85534202balm
bals66354042bals
bam78560142ba_m
bams87044452bams
ban58366842ba_n
band76740922band
baned85436352baned
banes74945582banes
bang74837012bang
bani65334962bani
bank105835752bank
bans66555142bans
bap76455842ba_p
baps86040842baps
bar58070552ba_r
barb85240062barb
barbed115121312barbed
barbel104317072barbel
barber104419322barber
barbes104526232barbes
barbet104427882barbet
barbie105018352barbie
barbs95928192barbs
bard75648862bard
barde85330772barde
bared85144482bared
barer74535802barer
bares75457132bares
barf95844412barf
barge85631022barge
bark106242152bark
barm86739602barm
barn66444642barn
barre75929552barre
bars66564092bars
barye105021492barye
bas58681752ba_s
based85331582based
baser74828922baser
bases75644352bases
bash915240162bash
bask105131422bask
bass66146782bass
bast66362412bast
baste74829982baste
bat510988952ba_t
bated85935532bated
bates75846342bates
bath95940082bath
bathe105822882bathe
bats66962332bats
batt65053872batt
baubee103215992baubee
bauble103813212bauble
baud74928422baud
bawbee132714232bawbee
bawd105520842bawd
bawl95326062bawl
bay89661642ba_y
bayed115423022bayed
bays97143912bays
be47948942__be
bee56262402b_ee
bene66439492bene
bib77045952bib_
bibb75819222bibb
bible95119422bible
bibs84831002bibs
bice86235572bice
bide76041512bide
bike106532612bike
bile66147192bile
bine66650872bine
bise66437112bise
bite66547012bite
bize155926302bize
blab86629132blab_
blabs95619632blabs
blade85923332blade
blae66134642blae
blame95625492blame
blare75826232blare
blase75524232blase
blate75933782blate
blaze165520832blaze
bleb85425222bleb
blue65328462blue
bob76755672bob_
bobs86340652bobs
bode75838762bode
bole66448692bole
bombe115519312bombe
bone65949322bone
bore66051332bore
brace95629272brace
brae65639112brae
brake116025342brake
brave104925502brave
braze165423452braze
bree67241262bree
bribe94820782bribe
brie65837902brie
bub76343982bub_
bubo85621912bubo
bubs86235502bubs
bubu85022672bubu
bute66739672bute
bye86134592b_ye
byre95023852byre
byte96521812byte
cab78355402cab_
caber95126832caber
cable95329912cable
cabs86739422cabs
cade76443922cade
cafe95230322cafe
cage75339062cage
cake105439962cake
came87648752came
cane66653122cane
cape87242782cape
care66968372care
case65848082case
cate66254602cate
cave95941262cave
cube85830212cube
dab67455562dab_
dabs77139402dabs
dace76934922dace
dale55643982dale
dame77140312dame
dare55848862dare
date56443322date
daube85015302daube
daze147327232daze
ease45042332ease
eave75733582eave
fab87453132fab_
fable105824752fable
fabs98635862fabs
face96140122face
fade85736352fade
fake115534942fake
fame95639392fame
fane75343572fane
fare76354462fare
fate75444282fate
fave105532962fave
faze165630042faze
gab67155992gab_
gable85325522gable
gabs76740422gabs
gaby107123192gaby
gae46457702ga_e
gage65936102gage
gale56347322gale
gambe106219212gambe
game76644322game
gane55145302gane
gape75134512gape
gate55746572gate
gave84634052gave
gaze145032412gaze
gibe75927792gibe
gybe105916242gybe
habu97325482habu
hade85440202hade
hae67364002ha_e
hake115637842hake
hale76052832hale
hame97043132hame
hare76255732hare
hate78450172hate
have106137072have
haze164833392haze
hebe96424702hebe
jab128444112jab_
jabs135830092jabs
jade125325452jade
jake155925772jake
jambe165314752jambe
jane115031482jane
jape134923422jape
jibe136323402jibe
jube136322782jube
kab97145862kab_
kabs107130852kabs
kae76744552ka_e
kale86533762kale
kame105728242kame
kane85133982kane
kibe106523462kibe
lab58864782lab_
label75019382label
labs67145122labs
lace66848472lace
lade56345992lade
lake85741602lake
lame66849292lame
lane45153332lane
lase46148512lase
late47560482late
lave75642142lave
laze136235052laze
lobe65535362lobe
lube64731562lube
mabes96331532mabes
mace87345792mace
made75440252made
mae57659112ma_e
mage75739132mage
make105537892make
male66052302male
mane65052032mane
mare64759332mare
mate65154222mate
maybe12311132maybe
maze155434982maze
nab56954922nab_
nabes75427092nabes
nabs66236192nabs
nae35952742na_e
name65637412name
nape65230802nape
nave75732312nave
obe56638642_obe
pace86345772pace
page76036102page
pale66055012pale
pane64950292pane
pare66760842pare
pase65346862pase
pate65350462pate
pave96133892pave
race66746262race
rage55742352rage
rake84841572rake
rale45050562rale
rape65041632rape
rare45348432rare
rase46149982rase
rate45458762rate
rave75542092rave
raze135235432raze
robe65335642robe
rube65532012rube
sab56563202sab_
sabed86526812sabed
saber75330242saber
sabes76437462sabes
sable74732162sable
sabre74821502sabre
sabs66643742sabs
sade55544482sade
sae38365182sa_e
safe75930952safe
sage55044592sage
sake85244962sake
sale44959702sale
same65245642same
sane45954342sane
sate45556102sate
save75741362save
tab57460322tab_
taber73825822taber
tabes76033922tabes
table75429602table
tabs66842982tabs
tabu66328492tabu
tace65342512tace
tae38267052ta_e
take84739262take
tale46154162tale
tame66343662tame
tape64538152tape
tare45957622tare
tate44748602tate
tube65828662tube
unbe65319272unbe
vale74937342vale
vane75534692vane
vase75629652vase
vibe95124512vibe
wab87051832wab_
wabs97337232wabs
wade85237072wade
wae67556952wa_e
wage84834082wage
wake114935702wake
wale74546442wale
wame95035482wame
wane76344722wane
ware76254722ware
wave105234732wave
yare75636942yare

Search took 2 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 Filter178691298720.280638182.1
2DLD Change Limit298723780.76638997.4
3Display Results3783780.0934064.5
 (SQL Overall)1786913781.139156884.1
 
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