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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 “beclothes” 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.

34 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
beclothes164502(None) 
beclothe1545021beclothe_
beclothed1744131beclothed
bedclothes1852161bedclothes
reclothes1445651reclothes
besoothes1443762besoothes
clothes124513822__clothes
reclothe1345732reclothe_
reclothed1544602reclothed
unclothes1445152unclothes
becloaked1843743becloaked
becloaks1644933beclo_aks
beclogged1643153beclogged
beclogs1237073beclo__gs
beclothing1843873beclothing
beclouded1543513beclouded
beclouds1345373beclo_uds
beclowned1743253beclowned
beclowns1544683beclo_wns
becomes132911963bec_o_mes
belches143514343be_l_ches
besoothe1343783besoothe_
besoothed1543663besoothed
betrothed1544953betrothed
betrotheds1652503betrotheds
betroths1345633betroth_s
blotches1537433b__lotches
cloches144113713__cloches
clothe114712993__clothe_
clothed134010283__clothed
cloths115512483__cloth_s
eclogues1144573_eclogues
unclothe1345713unclothe_
unclothed1545443unclothed

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641346.48622917.2
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691346.92225814.9
 
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