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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 “bearberries” 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
bearberries155346(None) 
barberries1446231b_arberries
bayberries1744092b_ayberries
blaeberries1573302blaeberries
deerberries1453072deerberries
teaberries1245122tea_berries
baneberries1553393baneberries
barretries1246243b_arretries
beaneries11310903bea_ne_ries
bearberry1642633bearberr__y
berberines1445633be_rberines
berberins1346713be_rbe_rins
berberis1246603be_rbe_ri_s
berberises1444903be_rberises
bilberries1444943b_ilberries
blackberries2252723blackberries
blueberries1583083blueberries
boxberries2143803b_oxberries
cranberries1554253cranberries
dewberries1643533de_wberries
hagberries1674243_hagberries
shadberries1752723shadberries
soapberries1552763soapberries
sugarberries1552053sugarberries
waxberries2243133_waxberries

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633255.50022115.1
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691255.90630255.8
 
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