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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forbestrows” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

19 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
bestrows133704(None) 
bestows1248861best_ows
bestrews1335601bestrews
bestrow1237251bestrow_
bestrown1345201bestrown
bedstraws1542402bedstraws
beshrews1643162beshrews
besnows1245152bes_nows
bestow1149462best_ow_
bestrew1248002bestrew_
bestrewn1343332bestrewn
bestrode1147142bestrode
bestrowed1585172bestrowed
bistros92810982bistro_s
destroys1236692destroys
escrows1235802_escrows
estrous7712532_estrous
oestrous869922oestrous
strows96718272__strows

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.610292936.1
2DLD Change Limit121059193.96630524.2
3Display Results19190.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691194.57639049.6