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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 “befooling” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

110 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
befooling153505(None) 
befouling1534981befouling
befalling15226502befalling
befogging1773412befogging
behooving1843742behooving
behowling1843682behowling
dewooling1444322dewooling
fooling113117372__fooling
retooling1039092retooling
baffling1756053baf_fling
batfowling1942443batfowling
beaconing1436633beaconing
beblooding1643243beblooding
beckoning1845773beckoning
becoming1538163be_coming
beetling1139283be_etling
befitting15236623befitting
befleaing1544023befleaing
befool1137713befool___
befooled1434803befool_ed
befools1236433befool__s
befuddling1841853befuddling
begalling13216493begalling
beglooming1642953beglooming
beguiling1334853beguiling
beholding1634233beholding
behoving1734913be_hoving
belling103825073be__lling
bellowing1547193bellowing
belonging1335913belonging
bemoaning1435953bemoaning
bemocking2034653bemocking
besmiling1436263besmiling
besmoking18114613besmoking
besnowing1544123besnowing
besoothing1693163besoothing
besotting12256873besotting
bestowing1535803bestowing
beveling143011033be_veling
bevelling15227453bevelling
bewailing1536063bewailing
beworming1734553beworming
bigfooting1741913bigfooting
biofouling1641823biofouling
blooding122410653b_looding
blooming13299433b_looming
blooping13248843b_looping
boiling103819673b__oiling
bolling103820883b__olling
boobing123613913b__oobing
boodling121910243b_oodling
booing94521643b__oo_ing
booking143618383b__ooking
booming123716223b__ooming
booting103821363b__ooting
boozing194012163b__oozing
bowling133916493b__owling
broiling113112013b_roiling
brooding122911373b_rooding
brooking153710703b_rooking
brooming132911143b_rooming
cooling103422573__cooling
defiling132812463def_iling
defoaming1645653defoaming
defogging1653863defogging
deforcing1636063deforcing
deforming1636703deforming
defueling14255093defueling
drooling102610423_drooling
foaling113515843__foaling
foiling113317653__foiling
footing115017593__footing
footling12239923__footling
foozling21275723__foozling
fouling113315373__fouling
fowling143713113__fowling
outfooling1445473outfooling
peopling1338353pe_opling
pooling103219093__pooling
precooling1545963precooling
reboiling12149823reboiling
rebooking16146393rebooking
rebooting12139023rebooting
recoaling121312453recoaling
recoiling121412413recoiling
recooking16148543recooking
refalling132010423refalling
refeeling13229313refeeling
refelling132211313refelling
refiling123116533ref_iling
refilling13299333refilling
reflooding1544053reflooding
reflowing1636523reflowing
refolding1437453refolding
reforging1437663reforging
reforming1538563reforming
refueling13227973refueling
relooking14167143relooking
reoiling93217213re_oiling
repolling122110203repolling
rerolling102210373rerolling
reroofing1336863reroofing
resoling92916303re_soling
respooling1355743respooling
schooling1546943schooling
shooling123012563_shooling
snooling93013473_snooling
spooling113212563_spooling
stooling93113133_stooling
tooling82918313__tooling

Search took 8 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 Limit1486411107.45319943.8
3Display Results1101100.0462391.3
 (SQL Overall)1786911107.92222556.3
 
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