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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 “scathe” 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.

51 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
scathe11441499(None) 
scathed134012641scathed
scathes124515711scathes
scythe14466011scythe
snathe94415111snathe
spathe115115691spathe
swathe125514111swathe
bathe105822882_bathe
cache125122482_cache
cate66254602_cat_e
lathe85626712_lathe
loathe94211382loathe
rathe85821922_rathe
sadhe94815132s_adhe
saithe94713912saithe
sate45556102s_at_e
scale74629142sca_le
scape96921842sca_pe
scarce104013632scarce
scare75334462sca_re
scat65848372scat__
scats75930602scat_s
scatt76030092scat_t
scatted103512772scatted
scatter93815172scatter
scatts85914662scatts
scatty115310652scatty
scute75520942scut_e
scythed16385302scythed
scythes15356522scythes
seethe93712482seethe
sheathe1348992sheathe
skate94721552skat_e
slate55438282slat_e
slather103816072slather
snath86419802snath_
snathes104816492snathes
snaths95112912snaths
soothe94214852soothe
spate74731582spat_e
spathed134013182spathed
spathes125116532spathes
staithe1037722staithe
state56237332stat_e
statue66015322statue
swath115920382swath_
swathed144611932swathed
swather134213602swather
swathes134115512swathes
swaths125312642swaths
swithe124010682swithe

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 Filter178691825510.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit82551512.22037185.1
3Display Results51510.0163187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691512.60968490.2
 
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