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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 “barbeques” 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.

37 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
barbeques2210387(None) 
barbecues15144471barbecues
barbeque21134061barbeque_
barbequed23122701barbequed
barbecue14194702barbecue_
barbecued16113292barbecued
barbecuer1593202barbecuer
barbecuers16112342barbecuers
barbettes1348172barbettes
baroques1934862bar_oques
barques18259642bar__ques
arabesques2151433_arabesques
barbells12368823barbe_lls
barbels114514433barbe__ls
barbequing2462033barbequing
barbered13259553barbe_red
barberries1446243barberries
barbers114317503barbe__rs
barbes104526233barb___es
barbets114915853barbe__ts
barbette1249113barbette_
barbies114519593barb__ies
barbules1238043barb_ules
barbuts11439843barb__uts
barbwires1643643barbwires
bareges105212033bar_e_ges
bargees105415873barge__es
barleducs1441723barleducs
baroque1835113bar_oque_
barque17239553bar__que_
barrettes1149073barrettes
basques18248673ba__sques
baubees11348713baube__es
bawbees14337243bawbe__es
burlesques21132083burlesques
marques182610863mar__ques
parvenues1444653parvenues

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641377.23620541.9
3Display Results37370.0132846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691377.66923300.4
 
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