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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 “beseeching” 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.

44 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
beseeching184336(None) 
beseechingly235992beseechingly
beseeming1435142besee_ming
breeching17236472b_reeching
beaching164114143b__eaching
bedecking1934283be_decking
bedrenching2052273bedrenching
beflecking2243033beflecking
belching16349153b__elching
benching163411343b__enching
bescorching2142283bescorching
beseech1453873beseech___
beseeched1743203beseech_ed
beseecher1643153beseech_er
beseechers1742683beseechers
beseeches1643953beseech_es
besetting12268423bes_etting
besieging1344763besie_ging
besmearing1544323besmearing
besmirching2191913besmirching
besoothing1693163besoothing
bespeaking1944393bespeaking
besteading1446033besteading
beweeping1743933bewee_ping
bewitching2162773bewitching
bisecting1436973bis_ecting
bleaching17287093b_leaching
blenching17276503b_lenching
breaching17269403b_reaching
breechings18273723b_reechings
deselecting1544473deselecting
fleeching18305013_fleeching
leeching14318373__leeching
researching1743423researching
resecting122816483res_ecting
reseeding112410493resee_ding
reseeing92412623resee__ing
reseeking14208493resee_king
reselecting1446023reselecting
resketching2142273resketching
respecting1549883respecting
reteaching1636023reteaching
screeching1843643screeching
seething1239023__seething

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603445.98323500.4
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691446.42227824.8
 
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