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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 “sketcher” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

156 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
sketcher173543(None) 
sketched1835391sketched
sketchers1834511sketchers
sketches1746821sketches
sketchier1853411sketchier
etcher113912942__etcher
fetcher153510392_fetcher
fletcher16306662fletcher
ketches164012192_ketches
kvetcher2052812kvetcher
scutcher15176962scutcher
sketch1535362sketch__
sketchy1943052sketch_y
snatcher13167762snatcher
snitcher13157372snitcher
stitcher13168392stitcher
stretcher1446292stretcher
switcher16177682switcher
aether94213673_aet_her
batcher144414853_batcher
belcher143511493_belcher
bencher144113483_bencher
bleacher15358883bleacher
blencher15308393blencher
blether12459913blet_her
botcher143613223_botcher
breacher153011503breacher
butcher143411163_butcher
catcher143115823_catcher
clencher15277973clencher
detacher1437543_detacher
diether1147443diet_her
ditcher134012003_ditcher
drencher14257213drencher
etched123613703__etched
etchers123411293__etchers
etches114217763__etches
ether84518773__et_her
fetched163710473_fetched
fetchers16328863_fetchers
fetches153413893_fetches
fletched17306693fletched
fletchers17335533fletchers
fletches16308853fletches
hatcher153314723_hatcher
hitcher153712003_hitcher
kenches163912273_kenches
ketch144912023_ketch__
ketchup1842783_ketchup
kitchen16287683_kitchen
kvetched2142783kvetched
kvetchers2142373kvetchers
kvetches2053583kvetches
kvetchier2141863kvetchier
leacher124014843_leacher
lecher113415853_le_cher
letched133912053_letched
letches124015483_letches
matcher143214283_matcher
nether94014163_net_her
notcher123610933_notcher
patcher143515143_patcher
peacher144216073_peacher
percher143313423_percher
pitcher143813713_pitcher
preacher153211373preacher
quencher2234123quencher
reacher123718293_reacher
resketched2042313resketched
resketches1942963resketches
retched133814273_retched
retches123318513_retches
satchel123310303s_atchel
scorcher15196783scorcher
scotched16187933scotched
scotches15179473scotches
scratcher1635443scratcher
screecher16144483screecher
scutched16186893scutched
scutchers16175643scutchers
scutches15168883scutches
searcher13209103searcher
seethe93712483seet_he_
seethed113410193seet_hed
seethes103613743seet_hes
seiche11811833s_eiche_
seiches12513813s_eiches
setter64023723s_et_ter
settler73410653s_ettler
sheather1458233sheather
skater105015493skat__er
skeeter113410413ske_eter
skelter113610003ske_lter
sketchiest1943163sketchiest
sketchily2142333sketchily
sketching1935083sketching
sketchpad2161363sketchpad
skewer13519613ske__wer
skitter113810403skit_ter
slatches131511523slatches
slather103816073slat_her
sleigher1234313sleigher
slither104112983slit_her
sloucher13206813sloucher
smoocher15205503smoocher
smother123510213smot_her
smutched16165923smutched
smutches15177273smutches
smutchier1643503smutchier
snatched14157633snatched
snatchers14146313snatchers
snatches131410713snatches
snatchier1455353snatchier
snitched14166863snitched
snitchers14166043snitchers
snitches13148983snitches
soother104215043soot_her
souther104116303sout_her
specter113111733spe_cter
speeches1537413speeches
spencer113610973spenc_er
squelcher2342783squelcher
stancher13198813stancher
stenches132110293stenches
stenchier1445333stenchier
stitched14148203stitched
stitchers14147013stitchers
stitchery17174073stitchery
stitches131410593stitches
stretched1546213stretched
stretchers1545173stretchers
stretches1438293stretches
stretchier1544483stretchier
swatches16169963swatches
swather134213603swat_her
switched17157133switched
switchers17146633switchers
switches16159133switches
swither133710993swit_her
teacher123714833_teacher
teether10349693teet_her
tetched133010773_tetched
tetchier1336453_tetchier
tether93716103_tet_her
thatcher1635663thatcher
trencher13279313trencher
twitcher16135343twitcher
vetches153411263_vetches
watcher153113403_watcher
welcher15319393_welcher
wencher153811133_wencher
wether123315393_wet_her
whether16346623whet_her
wrencher16287783wrencher
wretched17276533wretched
wretches16257283wretches

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit1461621566.43622710.1
3Display Results1561560.0632476.2
 (SQL Overall)1786911566.92225814.9
 
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