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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 “fletch” 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.

40 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
fletch1438819(None) 
fetch134913471f_etch
fleech14367341fleech
flench144010811flench
flitch14928171flitch
letch105215801_letch
bleach133611402bleach
blench133710452blench
blotch13197142blotch
clench133910052clench
clutch13367752clutch
etch95419142__etch
fetich1479692f_etich
fitch134816872f_itch
fleche14299302fle_che
fleck148213592fle_ck
fleece11369902fleece
fleecy14266482fleecy
flesh115013742fle_sh
fletched17306692fletched
fletcher16306662fletcher
fletches16308852fletches
flinch144010102flinch
flysch1732892flysch
french143511212french
glitch12286352glitch
ketch144912022_ketch
klatch15445932klatch
kvetch1832992kvetch
latch104620462_latch
leach105422522_leach
lech96825442_le_ch
leech104913212_leech
pleach134211242pleach
plench134010812plench
retch104818302_retch
sketch1535362sketch
slatch114510532slatch
vetch134411842_vetch
wretch14326532wretch

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 Filter178691825510.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit82551402.56332208.7
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691402.96960185.6
 
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