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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 “catechol” 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.

33 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
catechol154461(None) 
catechols1655051catechols
catechin1546812catechin
catechu1444472catech_u
catechus1544822catechus
anethol1045383_anethol
cabochon1742763cabochon
cachou13310623ca__chou
caecal103713733ca_ec_al
caleche14297943calech_e
caleches15269933caleches
camphol1645793ca_mphol
canephor1543873canephor
caracol11310423carac_ol
carbachol1842773carbachol
catcall1139153cat_call
catch125120373cat_ch__
catchall1546233cat_chall
catcher143115823cat_cher
catches144320773cat_ches
catchfly2143333cat_chfly
catchpole1843923cat_chpole
catchpoll1852453cat_chpoll
catchup1644793cat_chup
catchy16559583cat_ch_y
catechins1646643catechins
catechise1644943catechise
catechism1844723catechism
catechist1656803catechist
catechize2544473catechize
hatchel153510753hat_chel
outecho1244893outecho_
satchel123310303sat_chel

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162339.00316234.8
3Display Results33330.0301100.0
 (SQL Overall)178691339.45318903.1
 
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