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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 “fletching” 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.

26 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
fletching1825614(None) 
fetching17298411f_etching
fleeching18305011fleeching
flenching18296701flenching
fletchings19282861fletchings
flitching18265341flitching
letching143810261_letching
bleaching17287092bleaching
blenching17276502blenching
blotching1734962blotching
clenching17266302clenching
clutching17154822clutching
etching134511842__etching
flecking18408232fle_cking
fleecing14347572fleec_ing
fleshing15339302fle_shing
flinching18245832flinching
frenching18267752frenching
kvetching2242902kvetching
latching143712022_latching
leaching143012832_leaching
leching134613652_le_ching
leeching14318372_leeching
pleaching17257082pleaching
retching143412172_retching
sketching1935082sketching

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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436263.11039046.9
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691263.51650822.2
 
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