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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 “befuddling” 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.

35 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
befuddling184185(None) 
bemuddling1742031bemuddling
fuddling14247152__fuddling
becudgeling1851213becudgeling
bedding124114483be__dd_ing
befalling15226503bef_alling
befooling1535053bef_ooling
befouling1534983bef_ouling
befuddle1542103befuddl__e
befuddled1742003befuddl_ed
befuddles1642023befuddl_es
begirdling1542193begirdling
beguiling1334853begu_iling
bejumbling2441663bejumbling
bemuzzling2341383bemuzzling
bestudding1542653bestudd_ing
budding123712403b__udd_ing
buddying16274793b__uddying
bundling12219703b__undling
cuddling13287653__cuddling
defueling14255093defu_eling
defuelling1573543defuelling
defunding15216123defund_ing
fiddling14217873__fiddling
huddling14227293__huddling
meddling13257933me__ddling
muddling13268593__muddling
peddling13217973pe__ddling
puddling13218033__puddling
reddling112911813re__ddling
refueling13227973refu_eling
refuelling1474973refuelling
refunding14258073refund_ing
resaddling1343503resaddling
ruddling11228553__ruddling

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 Filter1786911406030.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit140603356.19022714.5
3Display Results35350.046760.9
 (SQL Overall)178691356.63926915.3
 
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