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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 “bechance” 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.

71 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
bechance174774(None) 
bechanced1945641bechanced
bechances1847611bechances
chance134617092__chance
enhance1239692_enhance
perchance1866392perchance
rechange1458182rechange
aberrance1355683aberrance
abeyance1545013abe_yance
bacchante1844653bacchante
balance11510263b_alance
beanie83618593be__anie
became123213163bec_a_me
because1136233bec_ause
bechalk1845803becha_lk
bechalked2143593bechalked
bechalks1944793bechalks
bechamel1754283bechamel
bechancing2044443bechancing
becharm1636843becha_rm
becharmed1944663becharmed
becharms1745343becharms
bedunce1235683be_dunce
behave14209013be_ha_ve
beshame1447483besha_me
bethank1666273bethan_k
bethanked1943283bethanked
bethanks1765313bethanks
brechan1437223brechan__
brechans1547413brechan_s
brisance1245953brisance
buoyance1543713buoyance
chanced154113213__chanced
chancel144011773__chancel
chancer144215633__chancer
chances145218093__chances
chancre14348783__chancre
chancy164010863__chancy
change124116753__change
decane93818873dec_an_e
defiance1477633defiance
deviance1477083deviance
enhanced1436623_enhanced
enhancer1346683_enhancer
enhances1339293_enhances
ethane94613243_ethan_e
exchange21124323exchange
feasance1345823feasance
hance105424153___hance
mechanic1747613mechanic
mechanics1845983mechanics
mechanize2547073mechanize
methane123211793methan_e
mischance1846193mischance
obeisance1344223obeisance
peccancy1643953peccancy
pechan13511543pechan__
pechans14810503pechan_s
penance11313443pe_nance
reactance1346353reactance
recane83022873rec_an_e
rechanged1646853rechanged
rechanges1568183rechanges
rechannel1444323rechannel
recharge1476613recharge
recreance1346993recreance
reliance10310473reliance
seance83716693se__ance
securance1345873securance
tendance1147523tendance
unchancy1844703unchancy

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162717.31319986.6
3Display Results71710.0302366.7
 (SQL Overall)178691717.77922970.9
 
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