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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 “bemaddens” 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.

26 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
bemaddens154210(None) 
bemadden1443111bemadden_
bemaddened1751792bemaddened
maddens11359752__maddens
beaders104120183be_a_ders
beadles103414733be_adle_s
beadmen12299453be_admen_
bedarkens1643393bedarkens
bedders113513383be__dders
beladies11310423beladie_s
bemadams1543383bema_dams
bemaddening1851813bemaddening
bemuddles1542453bemuddles
bladders12397803b_ladders
broadens11267243broa_dens
deadens93410693de_a_dens
demanders13247573demanders
gladdens11364463_gladdens
leadens83610983le_a_dens
madden103912523__madden_
madders113513213__madders
maidens10349663__maidens
middens11379383__middens
reddens9259783re__ddens
rehardens13104673rehardens
saddens9309603__saddens

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641267.19020673.3
3Display Results26260.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691267.61023481.1
 
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