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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 “bechancing” 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.

38 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
bechancing204444(None) 
bechalking2244112bechalking
becharming2044302becharming
bethanking2044292bethanking
chancing162810282__chancing
enhancing1545822_enhancing
rechanging1746042rechanging
backhanding2453763backhanding
balancing1435783b_alancing
beaning103820683be__an_ing
becalming1635283bec_alming
becapping1834243bec_apping
bechance1747733bechanc__e
bechanced1945643bechanc_ed
bechances1847613bechanc_es
beckoning1845773beckon_ing
beclasping17134073beclasping
becrawling1843613becrawling
beduncing1543913be_duncing
behaving1735453be_ha_ving
bemeaning1436193bemean_ing
bemoaning1435953bemoan_ing
beshaming1735673besha_ming
bethinking2044043bethinking
changing153211513__changing
chanting143413533__chanting
decanting132510633dec_anting
enchanting1645943enchanting
exchanging2443093exchanging
mechanizing2846103mechanizing
merchanting1944313merchanting
penancing1436343pe_nancing
recaning111416693rec_an_ing
recanting122414823rec_anting
recharging1745293recharging
recharting1637213recharting
rehanging1437563re_hanging
unchanging1745223unchanging

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603385.68624727.9
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691386.12529174.0
 
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