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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search formarches” 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.

16 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
marches14392117(None) 
arches114822041_arches
larches124416441larches
maches134827231ma_ches
manches143818621manches
marched153813401marched
marchen143312071marchen
marcher143912971marcher
marchers153710811marchers
marchesa15346881marchesa
marchese15358911marchese
marchesi15337321marchesi
marshes123615371marshes
matches143219781matches
merches144013761merches
parches143720001parches

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 Limit69583161.22057035.2
3Display Results16160.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691161.330134354.1