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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 “catechus” 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.

68 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
catechus154482(None) 
catechu1444471catechu_
caleches15269932caleches
catches144320772cat_ches
catchup1644792cat_chup
catchups1744382cat_chups
catechin1546812catechin
catechins1646642catechins
catechise1644942catechise
catechism1844722catechism
catechist1656802catechist
catechol1544612catechol
catechols1655052catechols
batches144019613bat_ches
caches137926913ca__ches
cachous14312583ca__chous
cactus104912233ca__ctus
caduceus1342573caduceus
caducous1344383caducous
caecum1238183ca_ec_um
caestus947773ca_estus
calathus1345023calathus
caleche14297943calech_e
caliches153812263caliches
canchas143212403ca_nchas
canthus1248713ca_nthus
capuches1735513capuches
caroches15710693caroches
caseous9312513case_ous
catch125120373cat_ch__
catcher143115823cat_cher
catchers153114063cat_chers
catchy16559583cat_ch_y
catecheses1743813catecheses
catechesis1743243catechesis
catechised1843113catechised
catechises1744913catechises
catechisms1944273catechisms
catechists1744463catechists
catechize2544473catechize
catechizes2644343catechizes
catechumen1951973catechumen
catechumens2051343catechumens
catenas9313113cate_nas
caterans10313223caterans
caterers102814403caterers
cateress102311613cateress
caters85336503cate__rs
cates75951893cate___s
cathects1545793cathec_ts
caucus1039613ca_uc_us
chateaus1346013chate_aus
cratches153012543crat_ches
creches14313093c_reches
cutches143216463cut_ches
datchas1347423dat_chas
gateaus866333gate_aus
hatches153420273hat_ches
latches123320123lat_ches
matches143219783mat_ches
matchup1643513mat_chup
matchups1743073mat_chups
patches143320383pat_ches
ratches123620463rat_ches
samechs14285353samech_s
techs106915833__tech_s
watches153017373wat_ches
waterbus1345863waterbus

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 Filter1786911461620.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit146162687.00020880.3
3Display Results68680.0302266.7
 (SQL Overall)178691687.48323879.6
 
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