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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 “parching” 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.

54 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
parching16431305(None) 
arching136216691_arching
marching164312191marching
patching163212751patching
perching163711631perching
aching126521972_a_ching
archine125817052_archine
archings14499862_archings
arcing95819642_arc_ing
arcking145811962_arcking
baching156017752ba_ching
batching163712092batching
birching16328462birching
caching156317502ca_ching
catching163712772catching
earthing12310322earthing
farcing133514002farc_ing
farthing1538072farthing
hatching173312212hatching
inarching1546342inarching
latching143712022latching
lurching14277332lurching
matching163512392matching
pacing114522752pa_c_ing
packing164420722pa_cking
parading12313862parading
parawing14310582parawing
parceling1438442parceling
parchisi15368932parchisi
parging113318602par_ging
paring94236492par__ing
parking143423042par_king
parling103823762par_ling
paroling113316212paroling
parring103222062par_ring
parrying14168132parrying
parsing103819552par_sing
parting103527382par_ting
partying14168892partying
pashing135120512pa_shing
peaching163613642peaching
peching154513902p_eching
pinching163711052pinching
pitching163411112pitching
poaching163510832poaching
pooching16328982pooching
pouching163210412pouching
psyching1934482psyching
punching163310122punching
ranching141712042ranching
searching1538342searching
starching1538592starching
torching142510082torching
watching173011172watching

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit121059543.75032282.4
3Display Results54540.0163375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691544.14243141.2
 
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