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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 “barbwire” 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.

47 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
barbwire154386(None) 
barbwires1643641barbwires
barbie105018352barb_i_e
barware12610702bar_ware
hardwire1544622hardwire
armoire938133_armoire
babier103515573ba_b_ier
backfire1946013backfire
bakeware1745483bakeware
balefire1344673balefire
barbaric1446383barbaric
barbarize2246243barbarize
barbate11314543barb_ate
barbe95328283barb___e
barbecue14194703barbecue
barbeque21134063barbeque
barber104419323barb_er_
barbered13259553barb_ered
barberry1544873barberry
barbers114317503barb_ers
barbette1249113barbette
barbicel14144963barb_icel
barbies114519593barb_ies
barbing123716993barb_ing
barbule1137943barb_ule
barite84224813bar__ite
barkier133814483bar_kier
barmie103816393bar_mi_e
barmier114313043bar_mier
barnier93213673bar_nier
barnlike1437183barnlike
barre75929553bar___re
barrier94017753bar_rier
barwares13610093bar_wares
burblier1255603burblier
carbide126112493carb_ide
carbine112918643carb_ine
crabwise1543613crabwise
farmwife1942173farmwife
hardware1546283hardware
hardwired1742873hardwired
hardwires1644643hardwires
haywire1644743ha_ywire
marblier1256343marblier
prewire124311143_prewire
rewire95421413__rewire
warpwise1642853warpwise

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162477.01620832.7
3Display Results47470.0133615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691477.45223978.9
 
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