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

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
bevor10151081(None) 
bevors111610341bevors
bear66844642be_ar
beaver114819252beaver
bebop11410792bebop
beer65635992be_er
befog1159012befog
before11410152before
begot84625952begot
belon73924112belon
below104617192below
besom95716972besom
besot76429712besot
beton76022062beton
bettor83612222bettor
bevel104517042bevel
bevy127115222bev_y
beworm1339992beworm
bezoar1736912bezoar
boor66130682b_oor
decor84717572decor
devoir1076032devoir
devon95113682devon
devour1076702devour
ever77027692_ever
favor114712452favor
fervor1235642fervor
fetor81214532fetor
fever115617952fever
lever85125162lever
levo76820062levo_
never86218642never
savor85417942savor
senor53822802senor
sever85426052sever
tenor53620252tenor

Search took 3 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 Filter178691538000.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit53800361.64332745.0
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691362.02988068.5
 
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