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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forlatches” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

17 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
latches12332012(None) 
batches144019611batches
catches144320761catches
hatches153420271hatches
klatches17157131klatches
laches116528341la_ches
larches124416441larches
latched133914061latched
latchet123117901latchet
latchets133410011latchets
lathes95127491lat_hes
letches124015481letches
matches143219781matches
patches143320381patches
ratches123620461ratches
slatches131511521slatches
watches153017371watches

Search took 2 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 Filter178691695830.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit69583171.29653690.6
3Display Results17170.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691171.406127091.7