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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 “bechalked” 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.

36 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
bechalked214359(None) 
becalmed1534812bec_almed
bechalk1845802bechalk__
bechalks1944792bechalk_s
bechanced1945642bechanced
becharmed1944662becharmed
bethanked1943282bethanked
chalked17449862__chalked
balked135219413b___alked
beaked135919493be__a_ked
becapped1733933bec_apped
bechalking2244113bechalking
bechamel1754283becha_mel
bechance1747733bechance_
bechances1847613bechances
becked155417763bec___ked
beclasped1643743beclasped
becloaked1843733becloaked
becrawled1743123becrawled
begalled1236023be_galled
behalves1644083be_halves
behaved16176683be_ha_ved
benchmarked2551543benchmarked
beraked144312433be_ra_ked
beshamed1635733besha_med
calked134617403__c_alked
charked174814013__charked
enhaloed12125933_enhaloed
exhaled1835283_exhal_ed
peptalked1842473peptalked
recalled11310803rec_alled
rechanged1646853rechanged
recharged1656333recharged
recharted1557563recharted
rechecked2143973rechecked
recoaled113111783recoal_ed

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.1531167915.0
2DLD Change Limit148641367.94018720.5
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691368.10922036.1
 
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