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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 “bedrenched” 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.

24 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
bedrenched194258(None) 
bedrenches1843451bedrenches
bedrench1644152bedrench__
drenched15247912__drenched
retrenched1654392retrenched
bedecked1874573bed_e_cked
bedrenching2052273bedrenching
bedunced1453903bed_unc_ed
benched154713943b___enched
beseeched1743193be_seeched
blenched16358053b__lenched
branched163210453b__ranched
breached163411643b__reached
breeched16337383b__reeched
brunched16317853b__runched
drencher14257213__drencher
drenches14309803__drenches
entrenched1643633entrenched
frenched17299433__frenched
intrenched1644153intrenched
rebranched1843673rebranched
retrenches1545903retrenches
trenched14289853__trenched
wrenched17748133__wrenched

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 Filter1786911406030.813219792.1
2DLD Change Limit140603246.04623255.5
3Display Results24240.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691246.85926052.0
 
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