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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 “cliche” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

46 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
cliche13371245(None) 
caliche14329951caliche
cliched153711021cliched
cliches144213741cliches
cloche134312371cloche
blithe115810862blithe
cache125122482c_ache
caleche14297942caleche
caliches153812262caliches
calicle113111432calicle
ceviche1744142ceviche
chichi1637092chichi
chicle134312542chicle
cilice103213352cilic_e
clach124617822clach_
clachs133511322clachs
click135217952clic_k
clicked164112452clicked
clicker154111882clicker
clicks145315112clicks
clime95720892cli_me
clinch133910352clinch_
clinched16347382clinched
clincher15347662clincher
clinches153910362clinches
cline76428532cli_ne
clique17289192clique
cloches144113712cloches
clothe114712992clothe
creche13310762creche
fiche134616742_fiche
fleche14299302fleche
lice66045062_lic_e
lich96230842_lich_
lichee114017972_lichee
lichen114012742_lichen
liches114724292_liches
lichi104412952_lichi
licht104723492_licht
lithe84922012_lithe
miche126219242_miche
niche105016792_niche
plicae10410952plicae
quiche2057902quiche
seiche11811832seiche
slice74925822slic_e

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551462.25036689.3
3Display Results46460.0133538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691462.60668569.1
 
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