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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 “bedamn” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

31 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
bedamn113781(None) 
bedamns1235731bedamns
badman113813842badman
beadman12249152beadman
beadmen12299452beadmen
beam86939232be_am_
beams95328172be_ams
beamy126218572be_amy
bean66443862be_a_n
became123213162became
bedamned1434582bedamned
bedaub1146032bedaub
bedeman12168842bedeman
bedemen12910182bedemen
bedim10313832bedim_
bedims1149592bedims
bedlam1149272bedlam_
bedlamp1464512bedlamp
bedlams1237052bedlams
bedpan1137582bedpan
beduin939712beduin
bedumb1335062bedumb
began86319572bega_n
beldam11410112beldam_
beldame1237232beldame
beldams1237052beldams
bename103316072bename
cedarn9408442cedarn
damn75724322__damn
redan66125012reda_n
sedan65620422seda_n

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit82551312.61031628.7
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691313.01659247.7
 
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