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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 “bechances” 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.

67 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
bechances184761(None) 
bechance1747741bechance_
bechanced1945641bechanced
chances145218092__chances
enhances1339292_enhances
rechanges1568182rechanges
aberrances1475433aberrances
abeyances1644613abe_yances
bacchantes1944423bacchantes
balances1279973b_alances
beanies93821093be__anies
bechalked2143593bechalked
bechalks1944793becha_lks
bechamel1754283becha_mel
bechamels1853033bechamels
bechancing2044443bechancing
becharmed1944663becharmed
becharms1745343becha_rms
bedunces1345513be_dunces
behalves1644083be_halves
behaves15198523be_ha_ves
beshames1537203besha_mes
bethanked1943283bethanked
bethanks1765313bethan_ks
brechans1547413brechan__s
brisances1345843brisances
buoyances1643353buoyances
chance134617093__chance_
chanced154113213__chanced
chancel144011773__chancel
chancels15439083__chancels
chancer144215633__chancer
chancers154313493__chancers
chancres15429363__chancres
changes134517583__changes
decanes103118913dec_an_es
defiances1557033defiances
deviances1566493deviances
enhance1239693_enhance_
enhanced1436623_enhanced
enhancer1346683_enhancer
enhancers1445103_enhancers
ethanes103713513_ethan_es
exchanges22124613exchanges
feasances1445403feasances
hances115621283___hances
mechanics1845983mechanics
mechanizes2646773mechanizes
methanes133812163methan_es
mischances1946373mischances
obeisances1443993obeisances
peccancies1544933peccancies
pechans14810503pechan__s
penances12312443pe_nances
perchance1866393perchance_
reactances1446143reactances
recanes93222263rec_an_es
rechange1458183rechange_
rechanged1646853rechanged
rechannel1444323rechannel
rechannels1543183rechannels
recharges1586953recharges
recreances1446503recreances
reliances1139623reliances
seances93015343se__ances
securances1445743securances
tendances1247573tendances

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641676.25023782.6
3Display Results67670.0164187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691676.70226662.3
 
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