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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 “bescour” 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.

74 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
bescour114520(None) 
bescours1245091bescours
bescoured1444332bescoured
beshout12311842beshout
scour75315532__scour
beacon10511373beaco_n
beacons11410733beacons
beaucoup1442193beaucoup
becloud1246293becloud
become123312593be_come
bedcover1663563bedcover
befoul1137253be_foul
belabour1243773belabour
belcher143511493belcher
bencher144113483bencher
bescorch1742583bescorch
bescouring1584643bescouring
beshouts1346763beshouts
beshroud1443803beshroud
besmear1134833besmear
besmoke15416623besmoke
besmut10310653bes_mut
besnow1145713besno_w
besnows1245153besnows
besom95716973bes_o_m
besoms105712733bes_oms
besot76429713bes_o_t
besots86415453bes_ots
bespoke15468113bespoke
bespouse1245113bespouse
bestir8311163bes_tir
bestow1149463besto_w
bestower13126213bestower
bestows1248863bestows
bestud9439303bes_tud
bettor83612223betto_r
bevor101510813be_vo_r
bezoar1736913be_zoar
bistoury1343413bistoury
decor84717573de_co_r
detour778193de_tour
devour1076703de_vour
escar74011993_esc_ar
eschar1136533_eschar
escolar946053_escolar
escort84616483_escort
escot75320083_esco_t
escots84211743_escots
fervour1343103fervour
fescue1137493fesc_ue
frescoer1345983frescoer
fuscous1256673fuscous
lessor64010603lesso_r
mesclun1144013mesclun
nestor63713423nesto_r
rancour987133rancour
recoup10810373re_coup
recur74116843re_c_ur
reoccur1143353reoccur
repour8310993re_pour
rescore95616203rescore
rescue8313003resc_ue
rescuer939033rescuer
scaur75814903__scaur
scours84913593__scours
scout75031453__scout
seascout1047953seascout
sour45935893__s_our
stour54916743__stour
succour1144693succour
tenour62610733te_nour
tressour844573tressour
velour9328763ve_lour
viscous1238833viscous

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911340270.813219792.1
2DLD Change Limit134027747.51317839.3
3Display Results74740.0332242.4
 (SQL Overall)178691748.35921377.1
 
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