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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 “beseeches” 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.

35 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
beseeches164395(None) 
beseeched1743191beseeched
beseecher1643141beseecher
beseechers1742671beseechers
beeches143413882b__eeches
beseech1453872beseech__
breeches15258672b_reeches
beaches144120653b__eaches
bedrenches1843453bedrenches
beechen14367703b__eechen
belches143514343b__elches
benches143918603b__enches
berdaches1745053berdaches
bescorches1942743bescorches
beseeching1843363beseeching
beseemed1334853besee_med
beseems1175913besee__ms
besieges1146003besie_ges
besmirches1982163besmirches
besoothes1443763besoothes
bewitches1943823bewitches
bleaches153410673b_leaches
blenches153310763b_lenches
bobeches1744483b_obeches
breaches153714123b_reaches
breeched16337383b_reeched
fleeches16287083_fleeches
leeches123911933__leeches
researches1544293researches
resketches1942963resketches
reteaches1437123reteaches
screeches1695653screeches
seethes103613743__seethes
seiches12513813__seiches
speeches1537413_speeches

Search took 8 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 Limit148641357.36020195.8
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691357.79922912.0
 
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