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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 “bizarro” 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
bizarro184333(None) 
bizarre1844101bizarre
bizarros1942711bizarros
bizarres1953792bizarres
barre75929543b__arre
barrio8312573b__arrio
barrow114512763b__arrow
bazaar17306403bazaar_
bazaars18275883bazaars
bazar163816003baza_r_
bazars174613113baza_rs
bicarb1238543bica_rb
bicarbs1336013bicarbs
bidarka1443843bidarka
bigaroon1144593bigaroon
binary11312223bina_ry
biparty1445583biparty
biro66131213bi___ro
birr66022363bi__rr_
birrs74917103bi__rrs
bistro8339943bi_stro
bizarrely2351613bizarrely
burro75018493b__urro
charro114212953_charro
izar136616013_iza_r_
izars145112933_iza_rs
lizard16369233liza_rd
lizards17427613lizards
picaro10311323pica_ro
sizar145214993siza_r_
sizars154812623siza_rs
vizard19458853viza_rd
vizards20377263vizards
wizard19377713wiza_rd
wizardry2451603wizardry
wizards20326403wizards
zamarro1842883zamarro

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911340270.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit134027376.65620136.3
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691376.81226231.8
 
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