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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 “flinched” 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.

31 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
flinched1731670(None) 
clinched16347381clinched
flenched17267961flenched
flincher16256581flincher
flinches16358951flinches
flitched17256291flitched
blanched16308602blanched
blenched16358052blenched
cinched153910862_cinched
clenched16257762clenched
cliched153711022cli_ched
clincher15347662clincher
clinches153910362clinches
filched16307422f_ilched
finches153914192f_inches
fleeched17345822fleeched
flenches163410532flenches
fletched17306692fletched
flicked174610672fli_cked
flinch144010102flinch__
flinchers17295472flinchers
flinted114411892flin_ted
flinthead1642302flinthead
flitches16388462flitches
frenched17299432frenched
glunched1544262glunched
inched124514482__inched
lunched133911822_lunched
lynched16376752_lynched
pinched153812452_pinched
winched163110592_winched

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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059313.26637066.4
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691313.65548889.5
 
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