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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 “beef” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

206 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
beef9623368(None) 
bee56262401bee_
beefs105618561beefs
beefy135313831beefy
been65335781been
beep85931211beep
beer65635991beer
bees65453381bees
beet66457541beet
keef115830001keef
reef74938211reef
alef76340692alef
baff124632272baff
barf95844412barf
be47948942b_e_
bead75937922bead
beak106534382beak
beam86939232beam
bean66443862bean
bear66844642bear
beat66168302beat
beau66137272beau
beck126226572beck
bed67950622b_ed
bedel84219402bedel
bedew114513042bedew
beds75937782beds
bedu75923692bedu
beech124315502beech
beedi8711662beedi
beefed123510872beefed
beeps95320972beeps
beers75628392beers
beery105220122beery
beets76131442beets
beg65944132b_eg
beget85632562beget
begs75733832begs
bel57148462b_el
belief115018602belief
bell66237182bell
bels66142492bels
belt65754032belt
bema85825252bema
ben56554922b_en
bend76435262bend
bene66439492bene
benes75536232benes
bens65945702bens
bent67759912bent
bereft114317302bereft
beret74946362beret
berg75425542berg
berk105929842berk
berm86732752berm
bes56557432b_es
beses75830722beses
beset76739132beset
best66355322best
bet58376672b_et
beta66234132beta
betel74419902betel
beth96629232beth
bets67051442bets
bevel104517042bevel
bevy127115222bevy
bey86645422b_ey
beys913829552beys
bezel165215172bezel
bier65531832bier
biff125026892biff
bleb85425222bleb
bled75729312bled
bleed85019802bleed
bleep95013452bleep
blet66247672blet
blew94722432blew
boff124727332boff
bred75130972bred
bree67241262bree
breed85526692breed
brees75632552brees
bren65629562bren
brew95023562brew
brief105422602brief
buff125229862buff
bumf116126512bumf
bye86134592bye_
byes95230532byes
cee55952702cee_
cees65941592cees
chef125125622chef
clef97028182clef
deaf85838402deaf
dee47665822dee_
deed65340902deed
deem75432892deem
deep76031882deep
deer56739022deer
dees56356632dees
deet57356582deet
def76546722_def
delf85436572delf
eek77935102_eek
eel37946842_eel
ef57345362__ef
eff96128622_eff
elf66138522_elf
fee66862012fee_
feeb96924542feeb
feed84538902feed
feel75233842feel
fees76450602fees
feet75352212feet
fief107331362fief
gee45359202gee_
geed65435502geed
geek95327022geek
gees55647882gees
geez146424862geez
heed86437602heed
heel75034222heel
jee106648642jee_
jeed125428502jeed
jeep135624842jeep
jeer115426462jeer
jees115938542jees
jeez205622032jeez
jefe146516882jefe
keefs125116282keefs
keek75624972keek
keel85729472keel
keen84830412keen
keep106329822keep
keet85347342keet
kef105639662_kef
kerf115827462kerf
kief117128412kief
leaf76441032leaf
lee36068142lee_
leek85331732leek
leer46239352leer
lees45455882lees
leet45957902leet
lief76036992lief
meed74934702meed
meek105624832meek
meet65350552meet
nee36657782nee_
need54934152need
neem67328082neem
neep65728312neep
neif75429492neif
pee56066512pee_
peed76239182peed
peek106031432peek
peel65535612peel
peen65938082peen
peep85833692peep
peer66238352peer
pees65257372pees
pelf97031452pelf
ree37974072ree_
reed55549622reed
reefs85121662reefs
reefy114217702reefy
reek85232522reek
reel45240532reel
rees45364192rees
ref66053292_ref
reif76937652reif
see35772262see_
seed55549482seed
seek85935482seek
seel45042982seel
seem65438562seem
seen46943122seen
seep66540342seep
seer45547042seer
sees45361052sees
seif75638732seif
self75138292self
serf76340112serf
tee38366872tee_
teed55439262teed
teel46335802teel
teem66132602teem
teen45938202teen
tees45353582tees
teff106023762teff
tref77030992tref
vee65750182vee_
veep95325092veep
veer76229572veer
vees75439432vees
wee66760812wee_
weed85637512weed
week116428152week
weel75834082weel
ween75835462ween
weep95131652weep
weer75535092weer
wees76249122wees
weet75254152weet
zee126143232zee_
zees136331892zees

Search took 3 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 Filter178691298720.550324892.7
2DLD Change Limit298722061.76316943.8
3Display Results2062060.0962145.8
 (SQL Overall)1786912062.40974176.4
 
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