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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 “befriends” 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.

28 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
befriends154241(None) 
befriend1443261befriend_
befriended1742032befriended
boyfriends195622boyfriends
friends11396742__friends
bartends1136793b_artends
bearings113912253beari_ngs
beeriness1137863beeriness
befrets1237613befr_e_ts
befriending1842213befriending
befringe1484513befri_nge
befringes15104453befringes
behinds1335283be_hi_nds
belfried1444203belfrie_d_
belfries1336983belfrie__s
berried103714043berrie_d_
berries94423553berrie__s
boyfriend185753boyfriend_
defends12358773def__ends
fiends104110293__f_iends
friend10388933__friend_
perpends13227753pe_rpends
refinds114512123ref_i_nds
refried113513873refrie_d_
refries104419733refrie__s
regrinds1035533regri_nds
reorients997363reorients
yearends12234483year_ends

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641286.47022973.9
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691286.90925863.5
 
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