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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 “bedazzle” 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.

27 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
bedazzle194214(None) 
bedazzled2142081bedazzled
bedazzles2042061bedazzles
bedabble1243702bedabble
bemuzzle2072532bemuzzle
dazzle1536852__dazzle
beadle93314683be_a_dle
beagle93612593be_a_gle
bedabbled1442543bedabbled
bedabbles1343043bedabbles
bedazzling2241933bedazzling
beddable14166923beddable
bedimple1543133bedimple
bedraggle1442123bedraggle
begaze1838333bega_z_e
bemuzzled2262153bemuzzled
bemuzzles2162193bemuzzles
bendable131510853benda_ble
benzole1837133be_nzole
bezazz1543983bezazz__
bezazzes1741983bezazzes
dazzled1735033__dazzled
dazzler1634713__dazzler
dazzles1636413__dazzles
frazzle18305223_frazzle
outdazzle1841803outdazzle
teazle15329553te_a_zle

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162276.70621795.7
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691277.13925030.3
 
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