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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 “bechanced” 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.

50 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
bechanced194564(None) 
bechance1747731bechance_
bechances1847611bechances
bechalked2143592bechalked
becharmed1944662becharmed
bethanked1943282bethanked
chanced154113212__chanced
enhanced1436622_enhanced
rechanged1646852rechanged
backhanded23114663backhanded
balanced1356513b_alanced
beaned95621473be__an_ed
becalmed1534813bec_almed
becapped1733933bec_apped
bechamel1754283becha_mel
bechancing2044443bechancing
beckoned1735783beckon_ed
beclasped1643743beclasped
becrawled1743123becrawled
bedunced1453903be_dunced
behaved16176683be_ha_ved
belaced124112153be_la_ced
bemeaned1335783bemean_ed
bemoaned1335553bemoan_ed
beshamed1635733besha_med
chance134617093__chance_
chancel144011773__chancel
chancer144215633__chancer
chances145218093__chances
changed144214143__changed
chanted134015953__chanted
decanted122310493dec_anted
enchanted1546553enchanted
enhance1239693_enhance_
enhancer1346683_enhancer
enhances1339293_enhances
exchanged23113673exchanged
mechanized2745883mechanized
merchanted1844483merchanted
penanced1338163pe_nanced
perchance1866393perchance_
recaned102817203rec_an_ed
recanted112513513rec_anted
rechange1458183rechange_
rechanges1568183rechanges
rechannel1444323rechannel
recharged1656333recharged
recharted1557563recharted
rehanged1357833re_hanged
unchanged1636283unchanged

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 Limit148641508.06318434.9
3Display Results50500.0163125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691508.23221706.9
 
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