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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forbachelor” 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.

22 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
bachelor156407(None) 
bachelors1644561bachelors
alachlor1343303alach_lor
bached145519893bache__d
bachelordom2161133bachelordom
baches135426943bache__s
bacillar1276533bacillar
backdoor1744693backdoor
backer144525523backe__r
backflow2243373backflow
backlog1635773bac_klog
bailor83412603ba__ilor
barretor1046713barretor
basher115123813bashe__r
batcher144414853batche__r
bather115322513bathe__r
bicolor1145613bic_olor
busheler1374763busheler
cachalot1548533cachalot
cachepot1744993cachepot
echelon1276163_echelon
machzor2344263mach_zor

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162226.67021913.3
3Display Results22220.0161375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691227.09225196.1