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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 “bechamel” 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.

47 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
bechamel175428(None) 
bechamels1853031bechamels
became123213162bec_ame_
becharmed1944662becharmed
beshame1447482beshame_
beshamed1635732beshamed
beshames1537202beshames
beamed115720733be__amed
becalmed1534813becalmed
bechalk1845813becha_lk
bechalked2143593bechalked
bechalks1944793bechalks
bechance1747743bechance
bechanced1945643bechanced
bechances1847613bechances
becharm1636843becha_rm
becharms1745343becharms
beclamor1484303beclamor
become123312593bec_ome_
becomes132911963bec_omes
becrawl1444583becra_wl
becrime1387053becrime_
becrimed1565523becrimed
becrimes1467073becrimes
becudgel1452163becudgel
bedchamber2251633bedchamber
behave14209013be_have_
behaved16176683be_haved
behaver15206723be_haver
behaves15198523be_haves
beldame1237233beldame_
beldames1336803beldames
bename103316073be_name_
benamed122911093be_named
benames112814603be_names
berhyme1743813berhyme_
berhymed1943313berhymed
berhymes1843803berhymes
bethel1169643beth__el
brecham1646833brecham__
brechams1745773brecham_s
camel96822803__c_amel
chapel134911373__chapel
enamel81210113_e_namel
rechannel1444323rechannel
reclame11411063reclame_
reclames12310893reclames

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162478.04618165.8
3Display Results47470.0133615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691478.48221067.1
 
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