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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 “imbed” 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.

89 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
imbed10501365(None) 
embed105014301embed
imbeds11456741imbeds
imbued1136171imbued
imped105117981imped
limbed114513181limbed
abed79734132_abed
aimed85626052aim_ed
amber94523212amber
ambled115116372ambled
amped104820512amped
bed67950622__bed
bibbed104712342bibbed
bombed134113872bombed
climbed14336982climbed
combed135516542combed
cubed105519702cubed
dibbed124713472dibbed
dimmed124110322dimmed
dumbed124012082dumbed
ebbed104111002ebbed
embeds11377902embeds
ember95516802ember
fibbed144011552fibbed
gibbed124512352gibbed
gibed96215962gibed
gimped123911472gimped
gybed125811022gybed
ibex133813482i_bex
iced78721892i_ced
idled74915212idled
igged86012762igged
imaged1097762imaged
imbibed1433732imbibed
imbody1434112imbody
imbrued1234692imbrued
imbue939482imbue
imbues1037982imbues
imid76122292im_id
imide85716892imide
impede11469622impede
impel95711772impel
impend11478792impend
impled113812512impled
inbred93010402inbred
inked104218522inked
inned64118422inned
ired55131872i_red
irked104510922irked
isled64615992isled
ivied94710522ivied
jambed184811402jambed
jibbed184810562jibbed
jibed155114162jibed
lambed115614782lambed
limber104316792limber
limed85426802lim_ed
limned94811472limned
limped114817122limped
lobed86022132lobed
lubed85319892lubed
med66146742_m_ed
meed74934702_meed
miked125020452miked
mimed105622732mimed
mined85333352mined
mired85729222mired
mixed155717252mixed
nibbed114311902nibbed
nimmed11368572nimmed
numbed114111442numbed
omber95316442omber
orbed85516192orbed
pimped134913482pimped
ribbed114014372ribbed
rimed84826372rim_ed
rimmed114812302rimmed
robed85323732robed
sabed86526812sabed
timber104012682timber
timed85223612tim_ed
tombed113812132tombed
tubed85818042tubed
umbel93612842umbel
umber94617592umber
umped104717272umped
wimbled15298152wimbled
wimped144211512wimped
wombed14419232wombed

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit53800891.42037887.3
3Display Results89890.0165562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691891.766101184.0
 
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