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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forbellflowers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

12 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
bellflowers195226(None) 
bellflower1852401bellflower_
beflowers17165822be__flowers
bellowers14177622be_l_lowers
wallflowers2052402wallflowers
beflower16166273be__flower_
bellower13159063be_l_lower_
deflowers16145643de__flowers
gillyflowers2261203gillyflowers
reflowers15125983re__flowers
wallflower1952533wallflower_
wildflowers21112663wildflowers

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633124.36027897.5
3Display Results12120.016750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691124.76637492.9