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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 “crouches” 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.

54 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
crouches15371129(None) 
couches144020471c_ouches
crotches153411301crotches
crouched16359151crouched
grouches14328211grouches
rouches124217891_rouches
avouches1634822avouches
barouches1644972barouches
broaches153211622broaches
brooches15288192brooches
capouches1843632capouches
capuches1735512capuches
caroaches1637792caroaches
caroches15710692caro_ches
cartouches17112962cartouches
choushes1637622choushes
cloches144113712clo_ches
coaches144018692c_oaches
conches144019812c_onches
cooches143515832c_ooches
couched154115792c_ouched
coucher144515852c_oucher
couchers153513862c_ouchers
cranches153114542cranches
cratches153012542cratches
craunches1655722craunches
creches14313092cr_eches
crochet143616662cro_chet
crochets15359832cro_chets
crocuses1239022crocuses
crotched16428602crotched
crotchet152711992crotchet
crotchets16396302crotchets
crouch133910202crouch__
croupes114613102crou_pes
croutes94815652crou_tes
cruces105117542cr_uc_es
crunches153711352crunches
crushes124215132cr_ushes
crutches15359592crutches
douches134315232_douches
grouched15356662grouched
mouches143815962_mouches
ouches114322182__ouches
pouches144116742_pouches
roaches123616212_roaches
rotches123515702_rotches
rouche114714312_rouche_
ruches114819582_r_uches
scrooches1645702scrooches
slouches13208072slouches
touches125118342_touches
troches123715342tro_ches
vouches153914112_vouches

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121059543.95330624.6
3Display Results54540.0134153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691544.35940993.6
 
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