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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 “besmudging” 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.

23 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
besmudging178212(None) 
begrudging1642332begrudging
besmutting1553352besmutting
bestudding1542652bestudding
smudging13255722__smudging
bedrugging1642353bedrugging
belauding1335463belaud_ing
bemuddling1742033be_muddling
bemusing1336613be_mu_sing
besieging1344763bes_ieging
besmearing1544323besmearing
besmiling1436263besm_iling
besmoking18114613besm_oking
besmudge1442283besmudg__e
besmudged1642233besmudg_ed
besmudges1542413besmudg_es
bludging13297463b__ludging
budging124313023b___udging
misjudging2242783misjudging
rejudging1933883re_judging
restudying1543423restudying
resurging1138613res_urging
sludging11268363__sludging

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 Filter1786911406030.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit140603235.56325274.7
3Display Results23230.0131769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691236.01629702.6
 
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