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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 “bemist” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

47 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
bemist10521696(None) 
bemists113410701bemists
bemixt174510361bemixt
beamiest123212762beamiest
beamish14259292beamish
beast76338642be_ast
bedsit9312842bedsit
befit105222662befi_t
befits114711502befits
begirt9412682begirt
behest11314612behest
bekiss1236372bekiss
bemas96424282bemas_
bemire103312802bemire
bemisted1368382bemisted
bemix165011452bemi_x
bemuse1038942bemuse
best66355322be__st
betise85616272betise
blemish1436602blemish
chemist143615002chemist
deist64633592de_ist
delist74625052delist
demast9517062demast
demise94618322demise
demit84832302demi_t
demits94918072demits
desist74818812desist
emit65438422_emi_t
emits75421472_emits
exist124618942_exist
feist86230072fe_ist
heist87030912he_ist
legist71315252legist
mist66154532__mist
neist54628442ne_ist
relist64628412relist
remint85329982remint
remise84221952remise
remiss84216352remiss
remit75737222remi_t
remits85622942remits
remixt155014852remixt
resist64524532resist
semis74623532semis_
sexist133013482sexist
verist93823892verist

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit82551472.65631080.9
3Display Results47470.0162937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691473.02859012.9
 
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