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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 “beclothing” 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.

33 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
beclothing184387(None) 
reclothing1644971reclothing
becloaking1944882becloaking
beclogging1743412beclogging
beclouding1644132beclouding
beclowning1843422beclowning
besoothing1693162besoothing
betrothing1644662betrothing
clothing14278782__clothing
unclothing1644132unclothing
balloting1238393ballot_ing
beblooding1643243beblooding
beckoning1845773becko_ning
beclasping17134073beclasping
beclothe1545023becloth__e
beclothed1744123becloth_ed
beclothes1645013becloth_es
becoming1538163bec_o_ming
becrowding1943373becrowding
beglooming1642953beglooming
beknotting1782813beknotting
belching16349153be_l_ching
bellowing1547193bello_wing
belonging1335913be_longing
belting104119133be_l_t_ing
berthing14209593be__rthing
besmoothing19122003besmoothing
besotting12256873be_sotting
blotching1734963b__lotching
blotting113910433b__lotting
clothings15264433__clothings
clotting113110643__clotting
replotting1357043replotting

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603335.59625125.6
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691336.01529707.6
 
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