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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 “barbecue” 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.

44 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
barbecue1419470(None) 
barbecued16113291barbecued
barbecuer1593201barbecuer
barbecues15144471barbecues
barbeque21134061barbeque
barbecuers16112342barbecuers
barbequed23122702barbequed
barbeques22103872barbeques
barbette1249112barbette
babiche1644573ba_biche
barbate11314543barb_ate
barbe95328283barb___e
barbecuing1752323barbecuing
barbed115121313barbe__d
barbel104317073barbe__l
barbell11429963barbe_ll
barbells12368823barbells
barbels114514433barbe_ls
barber104419323barbe__r
barbered13259543barbered
barberry1544863barberry
barbers114317503barbe_rs
barbes104526233barbe__s
barbet104427883barbe__t
barbets114915843barbe_ts
barbettes1348163barbettes
barbican1445343barbican
barbicel14144963barbicel
barbie105018353barb__ie
barbule1137943barb_ule
barbut104617003barb__ut
barbwire1543863barbwire
barege94713543bar_e_ge
bargee94624443barge__e
barleduc1342143barleduc
barnacle1245943barnacle
baroque1835103bar_oque
barouche1544173barouche
barque17239553bar__que
barrette1039783barrette
baubee103215993baube__e
bawbee132714233bawbe__e
bobeche1643843b_obeche
parvenue1344913parvenue

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162448.67316852.5
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691448.84520202.5
 
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