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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 “bewitching” 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.

45 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
bewitching216277(None) 
bewitchingly26121092bewitchingly
bitching163610622b__itching
switching1835702_switching
twitching1834242_twitching
witching173410632__witching
batching163712093b__atching
beaching164114143be__aching
befitting15236623befit_ting
belching16349153be__lching
belittling1343193belittling
benching163411343be__nching
berthing14209603be_rt_hing
beseeching1843363beseeching
besmirching2191913besmirching
bewigging1743443bewi_gging
bewitch1743323bewitch___
bewitched2043233bewitch_ed
bewitcher1943003bewitch_er
bewitchers2042563bewitchers
bewitchery2351663bewitchery
bewitches1943823bewitch_es
bewitchment23112283bewitchment
birching16328463b__irching
blotching1734963b_lotching
botching16359703b__otching
ditching15349943__ditching
etching134511843_e__tching
fetching17298413fe__tching
flitching18265343_flitching
hitching173310523__hitching
itching134011683___itching
letching143810263le__tching
pitching163411113__pitching
rematching1844913rematching
repatching1844993repatching
restitching1744003restitching
retching143412173re__tching
snitching1535913_snitching
stitching1547103_stitching
unhitching1942843unhitching
watching173011173__watching
winching17359903__winching
witchings18325303__witchings
withing143814493__wit_hing

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603457.42018949.2
3Display Results45450.0162812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691457.84222786.4
 
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