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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 “browbeat” 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.

41 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
browbeat154488(None) 
browbeats1642891browbeats
browbeaten1751302browbeaten
brownest1398892brownest
rowboat1267982_rowboat
backbeat1847843backbeat
blowiest1337923blowiest
bluebeat1245533bluebeat
bobcat12411253b_o_bcat
bogbean1244643b_ogbean
bowhead1636433b_owhead
brawest123810483braw_est
broadbean1442673broadbean
broadest1138573broadest
brocket154013383brocke_t
browband1643883browband
browbeating1952363browbeating
browed125216403brow_e_d
browless1346653browless
browned134710973browne_d
browner124911643browne_r
browniest14207123browniest
brownout1345683brownout
browse115713863browse__
browsed134511243browse_d
browser124911143browse_r
browsers13449203browsers
browses124712693browse_s
crowbar1444273crowb_ar
crowfeet1645563crowfeet
crownet123714113crowne_t
downbeat1444953_downbeat
drumbeat1343973drumbeat
grosbeak1542543grosbeak
hoofbeat1644093hoofbeat
howbeit1545663_howbeit
prowest12311533prow_est
rowboats1384843_rowboats
showboat1645393showboat
snowbelt13114623snowbelt
towboat1258303_towboat

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 Filter1786911461620.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit146162417.31319986.6
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691417.77922970.9
 
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