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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 “lichis” 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.

42 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
lichis11521259(None) 
liches114724291liches
lichi104412951lichi_
lichts113712381lichts
litchis1238371litchis
chichis1737072chichis
chis95933312__chis
cliches144213742cliches
fiches145219532fiches
fichus14388112fichus
ichs96214712_ich_s
kimchis1843732kimchis
laches116528342laches
laichs115110892laich_s
lathis95516172lathis
leches115421312leches
lich96230842lich__
lichee114017972lichee
lichees123512782lichees
lichen114012742lichen
lichens123510682lichens
licht104723492lich_t
licit74327682lic_it
licks115325392lic_ks
lights104519912lights
litchi1137892litchi_
lithia939332lithia
lithias1038822lithias
lithic1139492lithic
lithos94212552lithos
lochia1158312lochia
lochs106715512loch_s
lyches144213612lyches
lychnis1544382lychnis
miches134320732miches
niches114419142niches
orchis11710772orchis
rachis114017652rachis
riches115022082riches
rishis9312452rishis
vichies15310622vichies
wiches144418752wiches

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551422.50033020.4
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691422.85962501.2
 
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