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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 “besetment” 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.

41 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
besetment134695(None) 
besetments1445291besetments
basement12311492base_ment
resentment1248082resentment
revetment1448322revetment
vestment13109202ves_tment
abasement1348333abase_ment
abetment1248233_abetment
basemen1139083base_men_
basements1348263base_ments
battement1357773battement
bedemen12910183bede_men_
bedesmen1355713bedesmen_
bemusement1645143bemuse_ment
beseemed1334863beseeme_d
beseeming1435143beseeming
besetter10137983besette_r
besetters11136643besetters
besetting12268423besetting
besprent1248033bes_prent
betterment1446333betterment
blastment1347163blastment
bodement13410123bode_ment
casement12311953case_ment
cerement12315133cere_ment
deferment151210303deferment
determent121312903determent
easement10414163ease_ment
ejectment2044823_ejectment
element9317803_ele_ment
presentment1555673presentment
recement12315653rece_ment
remitment1349443remitment
resentments1346543resentments
revelment1448773revelment
revetments1546433revetments
segment10312563__segment
tenement10412593tene_ment
testament1166953testament
vehement1647763vehe_ment
vestments1486813ves_tments

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641416.40623203.4
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691416.84226116.8
 
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