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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 “besetments” 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.

32 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
besetments144529(None) 
besetment1346951besetment_
basements1348262base_ments
resentments1346542resentments
revetments1546432revetments
vestments1486812ves_tments
abasements1446533abase_ments
abetments1346073_abetments
basement12311493base_ment_
battements1455813battements
bemusements1754443bemuse_ments
besetters11136643besette_rs
betterments1544713betterments
blastments1444973blastments
bodements1447613bode_ments
casements1348583case_ments
cerements13411453cere_ments
deferments16128583deferments
determents131010313determents
easements11410333ease_ments
ejectments2144053_ejectments
elements10312173_ele_ments
presentments1654303presentments
recements13312283rece_ments
remitments1446843remitments
resentment1248083resentment_
revelments1546863revelments
revetment1448323revetment_
segments1138903__segments
tenements1149963tene_ments
testaments1265353testaments
vestment13109203ves_tment_

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 Filter1786911406030.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit140603326.61021271.3
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691327.06225303.2
 
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