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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 “bedgowns” 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.

44 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
bedgowns154311(None) 
bedgown1443771bedgown_
beclowns1544682beclowns
beacons11410733beaco_ns
beckons15279143becko_ns
beclown1435423beclown_
becrowds1683773becrowds
bedamns1235733bed_amns
bedews12398943bed_ew_s
bedizens2044423bedizens
bedouins1145513bedouins
bedpans1237173bed_pans
bedposts1343873bedposts
bedrocks1745333bedrocks
bedrolls1144673bedrolls
bedrooms1345713bedrooms
bedsores1157633bedsores
beduins1039123bed_uins
begins94415303be_g_ins
begone9512133be_go_ne
begroans1145503begroans
behowls1534443be_howls
bellows124313303bellow_s
belons84119413be_lo_ns
belows114614183be_low_s
bemoans1138253be_moans
benzoins1945573benzoins
besnows1245153besnow_s
bestows1248863bestow_s
bethorns1337323bethorns
betons84919553be_to_ns
browns116415633b__rowns
decrowns14265063decrowns
downs94918573__d_owns
drowns105612333__drowns
godowns1234673god_owns
gowns95115103___gowns
hoedowns15124653hoed_owns
letdowns1243483letdowns
midtowns1443243midtowns
recrowns13246143recrowns
redons75222183red_o_ns
redowas1138393red_owas
renowns10277833re_nowns

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162446.26623326.2
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691446.68826718.2
 
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