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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 “crochet” 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.

36 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
crochet14361666(None) 
crochets15359831crochets
crocket154615671crocket
crotchet152711991crotchet
rochet115423001_rochet
brachet144020312brachet
broche133612102broche_
brocket154013382brocket
cachet134526412c_achet
caroche1469242caroche_
caroches15710692caroches
cloche134312372cloche_
cloches144113712cloches
cooches143515832cooches
creche13310762creche_
creches14313092creches
cricket154716952cricket
crocheted1745312crocheted
crocheter1645562crocheter
crocked164014432crocked
crockets16339542crockets
croquet1859682croquet
crotched16428592crotched
crotches153411302crotches
crotchets16396302crotchets
crotchety19403812crotchety
crouched16359142crouched
crouches153711292crouches
crownet123714112crownet
prophet14316032prophet
rachet115028972_rachet
rochets124213472_rochets
rocket125425282_rocket
troche113112512troche_
trochee122613882trochee
troches123715342troches

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671362.89037256.4
3Display Results36360.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691363.26654712.5
 
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