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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 “besmudges” 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.

35 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
besmudges154241(None) 
besmudge1442281besmudge_
besmudged1642231besmudged
begrudges1472362begrudges
smudges11348282__smudges
becudgel1452163be_cudgel
becudgels1541623be_cudgels
begrudge1362343begrudge_
begrudged1562333begrudged
begrudger1471833begrudger
begrudgers1581433begrudgers
bemuddles1542453be_muddles
bemuses1139293be_mu_ses
bermudas1342973bermud_as
besides104814533bes_id_es
besieges1146003bes_ieges
besmiles1237393besm_iles
besmokes16406363besm_okes
besmudging1782123besmudging
besmuts1134683besmu__ts
besmutted1442683besmutted
bestudded1442533bestudded
bestuds10326753bestud__s
bludges114511123b__ludges
budges104820123b___udges
escuages1145163_escuages
messuages1244393messuages
misjudges2042643misjudges
rejudges1734153re_judges
restudies10156033restudies
resurges9310123res_urges
sludges93811993__sludges
smidges11448193__smidges
smudge10387913__smudge_
smudged12326463__smudged

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 Filter1786911486410.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit148641357.26620457.1
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691357.45223978.9
 
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