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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 “latchkeys” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

41 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
latchkeys214187(None) 
latchkey2042911latchkey_
lackeys16458262la_c_keys
latches123320122latch_e_s
latchets133410012latch_ets
batchers153613273batch_ers
batches144019613batch_e_s
catchers153114063catch_ers
catches144320773catch_e_s
chatchkes23174743chatchke_s
hatchels16368673hatch_els
hatchers163113173hatch_ers
hatches153420273hatch_e_s
hatchets163310383hatch_ets
hatchways2342663hatchways
klatches17157133klatch_e_s
laches116528343la_ch_e_s
lackers134120543la_c_kers
lackey154813353la_c_key_
lacqueys22132693la_cqueys
larches124416443larch_e_s
latched133914063latch_e_d
latchet123117903latch_e_t
lathers104321883lat_h_ers
lathes95127493lat_h_e_s
latkes104715873lat__ke_s
letches124015483letch_e_s
matchers153012433match_ers
matches143219783match_e_s
matchless1644683matchless
oatcakes1445543oatcake_s
patchers153413303patch_ers
patches143320383patch_e_s
ratches123620463ratch_e_s
ratchets133110263ratch_ets
satchels13328163satch_els
slatches131511523slatch_e_s
watchers163511793watch_ers
watches153017373watch_e_s
watcheye19104273watch_eye
watcheyes20103743watch_eyes

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641416.23623836.0
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691416.65526850.6
 
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