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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 “bemuddling” 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.

34 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
bemuddling174203(None) 
befuddling1841851befuddling
bemuzzling2341382bemuzzling
muddling13268592__muddling
becudgeling1851213becudgeling
bedding124114483be__dd_ing
begirdling1542193begirdling
beguiling1334853begu_iling
bejumbling2441663bejumbling
bemadaming1842183bemadaming
bemaddening1851813bemaddening
bemingling1643403bemingling
bemuddle1442843bemuddl__e
bemuddled1642313bemuddl_ed
bemuddles1542453bemuddl_es
bemusing1336613bemu__sing
besmudging1782123besmu_dging
bestudding1542653bestudd_ing
budding123712403b__udd_ing
buddying16274793b__uddying
bundling12219703b__undling
cuddling13287653__cuddling
fuddling14247153__fuddling
huddling14227293__huddling
meddling13257933__meddling
middling13249343__middling
mudding123310813__mudd_ing
muddying16254543__muddying
peddling13217973pe__ddling
puddling13218033__puddling
reddling112911813re__ddling
remodeling1445023remodeling
resaddling1343503resaddling
ruddling11228553__ruddling

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 Limit140603346.46621745.0
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691346.90525878.5
 
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