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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 “belgas” 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.

45 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
belgas931171(None) 
belga8313231belga_
belugas1035901belugas
abelias93213562abelias
algas65624932_algas
balas76937212bal_as
balsas86417522balsas
beflags1355492beflags
befleas1236972befleas
began86319572be_gan
begat86629722be_gat
beggar10328222beggar
beggars11378222beggars
beglad10138462beglad
beglads11127262beglads
begs75733832be_g_s
beiges91014412beiges
belay105021522bel_ay
belays114313852belays
beldam11410112beldam
beldams1237052beldams
beleap10410282beleap
beleaps1138052beleaps
belies84631052belies
belles85325992belles
bells76432162bel_ls
belons84119412belons
belows114614182belows
bels66142492bel__s
belts75931162bel_ts
beluga936232beluga_
bemas96424282be_mas
bergs84718042berg_s
betas75528762be_tas
bettas84913922bettas
bilges94915632bilges
biogas94310912biogas
bolas74733762bol_as
bulges95919322bulges
degas75119162de_gas
deltas74414822deltas
fellas95116962fellas
obelias9279032obelias
selvas93812912selvas
telegas837442telegas

Search took 5 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 Filter178691825510.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit82551454.00020637.8
3Display Results45450.0133461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691454.38940713.4
 
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