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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 “fitchets” 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.

27 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
fitchets1630741(None) 
fitches153516191fitche_s
fitchet153113561fitchet_
fitchews19274771fitchews
aitches123014362aitche_s
bitches144117062bitche_s
ditchers143610362ditchers
ditches133215712ditche_s
fetchers16328862fetchers
fetches153413892fetche_s
fiches145219532fi_che_s
filchers16286862filchers
filches153410722filche_s
finches153914192finche_s
fitchee152710782fitche_e
fitchew18276802fitche_w
flitches16388462flitche_s
hatchets163310382hatchets
hitchers16379992hitchers
hitches153616272hitche_s
itches114916212_itche_s
kitchens17195782kitchens
latchets133410012latchets
pitchers153211482pitchers
pitches143617752pitche_s
ratchets133110262ratchets
witches152715792witche_s

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 Filter1786911210590.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121059273.31336540.6
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691273.71948048.1
 
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