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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 “besieger” 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.

62 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
besieger114467(None) 
besiege1035411besiege_
besieged1234721besieged
besiegers1244041besiegers
besieges1146001besieges
befinger1434642befinger
believer13448422believer
basifier1337313basifier
bediaper1344933bediaper
beeper103714093be__eper
beezer174010523be__ezer
befingers1544103befingers
beginner1173953beginner
beige81515373be_i_ge_
beiges91014403be_i_ges
belier84423563beli__er
believe12519773believe_
believed14427923believed
believers14346633believers
believes13449403believes
beringed1298173beringed
beseecher1643143beseecher
beseem1069083bes_e_em
beseemed1334853beseemed
besetter10137973besetter
beshiver1634483beshiver
beside95114613besi_de_
besides104814533besi_des
besieging1344763besieging
besmear1134833besme_ar
besmearer1343163besmearer
bestower13126203bestower
beveler124010683be_veler
bewigged1643383bewigged
bewilder1434133bewilder
bewinged1584473bewinged
bigger104315063b__igger
binger94923453b__inger
blesseder1252483blesseder
briefer1235563b_riefer
bringer104213353b_ringer
busheler1374753busheler
busier85219723busi__er
deringer1038143deringer
designer1036543designer
desilver12286503desilver
desirer8310783desi_rer
messenger1243303messenger
pesterer102412703pesterer
rejigger1743183rejigger
reliever11448683reliever
reneger8299493re_neger
resider84615803resi_der
resigner937793resigner
resilver11337503resilver
resister8311653resister
reviewer1434133reviewer
siege66718443__siege_
sieged85212713__sieged
sieges73816833__sieges
singer74227313__singer
veliger1137313veli_ger

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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162626.86021306.4
3Display Results62620.0331878.8
 (SQL Overall)178691627.04925349.8
 
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