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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forcatchphrase” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

14 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
catchphrase2313127(None) 
catchphrases24111251catchphrases
cataphoras17133734cataphoras_
catchers153114064catch_er_s_
catchpole1843924catchp__ole
catchpoles1943784catchpoles_
catchpolls1952224catchpolls_
catchwords2143384catchwords_
cathedrae15104234cat_hedra_e
cathedras15104824cat_hedras_
metaphrase1753544met_aphrase
paraphrase1773534pa_raphrase
saccharase1753014sacch_arase
watchcase1942774watc__hcase

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819148.01318572.2
3Display Results14140.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691148.43621182.0