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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 “kittens” 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.

39 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
kittens1134758(None) 
kitten104611481kitten_
mittens9349881mittens
battens95313262battens
bitten84715122bitten_
bitterns10428952bitterns
bitters94920362bitters
citterns10318122citterns
fattens105111712fattens
fitters104517752fitters
gitterns9326572gitterns
hitters104717592hitters
jitters144314472jitters
kilters113813602kilters
kitchens17195782kitchens
kiters105218592ki_ters
kites95432542ki_te_s
kithes135016652kithe_s
kitted115114832kitte_d
kittel10368872kitte_l
kittened1334522kittened
kittenish1642612kittenish
kitties113213622kitties
kitting123214442kitting
kittles113012492kittles
knitters12336622knitters
lattens75014672lattens
listens74014132listens
litten64014872litten_
litters73422572litters
mitten83914092mitten_
pattens95414922pattens
rattens74213402rattens
ritters74020622ritters
sithens1039382sithens
sitten64113822sitten_
sitters74221552sitters
skitters12349552skitters
titters74219622titters

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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671393.15634116.3
3Display Results39390.0133000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691393.52950635.0
 
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