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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 “grouch” 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.

33 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
grouch1231847(None) 
crouch133910201crouch
grouchy16294241grouchy
avouch1434832avouch
broach133611112broach
brooch13368442brooch
couch125320112_couch
crotch133410082crotch
drouth104410102drouth
grinch1238482grinch
grouched15356662grouched
grouches14328212grouches
ground82310272ground
group85413922grou_p
groups94210512groups
grouse74315022grouse
grout65330422grou_t
grouts75015612grouts
grouty104710982grouty
growth1377382growth
grutch12285562grutch
mouch124715802_mouch
ouch95724632__ouch
pouch124617082_pouch
roach105717002_roach
rotch105815932_rotch
rouche114714312_rouche
rough97819442_rough
routh86423072_routh
slouch11438522slouch
touch106519392_touch
trough108512032trough
vouch134611902_vouch

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 Filter178691825510.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit82551333.70322293.0
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691334.07543850.6
 
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