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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 “scratching” 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.

78 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
scratching184453(None) 
scraiching1843791scraiching
catching163712772_c_atching
cranching17278732_cranching
crutching17216072_crutching
scathing14269702sc_at_hing
scootching1843362scootching
scotching1735652sc_otching
scraighing1742932scraighing
scratchier1744342scratchier
scratchily2042552scratchily
screeching1843642screeching
scrooching1843322scrooching
scrootching1951892scrootching
scrunching18163472scrunching
scutching1735222sc_utching
snatching1536362s_natching
stretching1645812stretching
batching163712093__batching
branching17289263_branching
caching156317503_c_a_ching
clutching17154823_clutching
coaching164011963_coa_ching
cracking174013903_cra_cking
crashing143512633_cra_shing
cratering12312653_cratering
crating103725203_crat__ing
craunching1843313_craunching
crouching1746383_crouching
crunching17297003_crunching
grutching16224373_grutching
hatching173312213__hatching
latching143712023__latching
matching163512393__matching
patching163212753__patching
ranching141712043__ranching
rematching1844913rematching
repatching1844993repatching
retching143412173__retching
scarphing1735243sc_arphing
scarting113415263scart__ing
scatting113311813sc_at_ting
schatchen1943853schatchen_
schatchens2042683schatchens
scooching1735073sc_ooching
scorching1735633sc_orching
scrabbling1742853scrabbling
scragging1435273scra_gging
scrambling1743473scrambling
scramming1634883scra_mming
scraping133310863scra__ping
scrapping1635743scra_pping
scratch1446013scratch___
scratched1735393scratch_ed
scratcher1635443scratch_er
scratchers1744293scratchers
scratches1647323scratch_es
scratchiest1844143scratchiest
scratchiness1962383scratchiness
scratchy1843653scratch__y
scrawling15195583scra_wling
scything17264883sc_yt_hing
searching1538343s_earching
sheathing1636873sheat_hing
sketching1935083s_ketching
smutching1734853s_mutching
snitching1535913s_nitching
splotching1842863splotching
sprattling1363053sprattling
stanching1538083s_tanching
starching1538593s_tarching
stitching1547103s_titching
swathing15248713s_wat_hing
switching1835703s_witching
thatching1835143_thatching
unlatching1643153unlatching
watching173011173__watching
wrathing15248923_wrat_hing

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 Filter1786911406030.410435831.7
2DLD Change Limit140603786.07623140.7
3Display Results78780.0302600.0
 (SQL Overall)178691786.51627423.4
 
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