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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 “bedsteads” 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.

25 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
bedsteads135269(None) 
bedstead1253401bedstead_
besteads11307111be_steads
bedspreads1651802bedspreads
bedstands1343502bedstands
bedstraws1542402bedstraws
bestead10389112be_stead_
bedsheets1542943bedsheets
bedspread1542333bedspread_
bedstand1244333bedst_and
bedstraw1443253bedstra_w
beebreads1442823beebreads
beefsteaks195953beefsteaks
beheads1338523be__heads
besmears1234543be_smears
bespeaks1643963be_speaks
bespreads1443503bespreads
besteaded1345043be_steaded
bested94922753be_ste_d_
bestuds10326753be_st_uds
bilsteds1134273bilste_ds
oersteds934373oerste_ds
redheads1336173red_heads
roadsteads12111853roadsteads
steads74116223___steads

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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641257.23320550.4
3Display Results25250.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691257.68623248.9
 
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