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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forbellflower” 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.

15 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
bellflower185240(None) 
bellflowers1952261bellflowers
beflower16166272be__flower
bellower13159062be_l_lower
wallflower1952532wallflower
beflowers17165823be__flowers
bellowed14158603be_l_lowed
bellowers14177623be_l_lowers
deflower15126073de__flower
gillyflower2161233gillyflower
mellower13167403me_l_lower
reflower14126843re__flower
wallflowers2052403wallflowers
wildflower20112743wildflower
yellower14186213ye_l_lower

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 Limit140603156.51321588.1
3Display Results15150.016937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691156.95225703.5