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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 “sketches” 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.

33 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
sketches174682(None) 
ketches164012191_ketches
sketched1835391sketched
sketcher1735431sketcher
sketchers1834511sketchers
etches114217762__etches
fetches153413892_fetches
fletches16308852fletches
kenches163912272_kenches
kvetches2053582kvetches
letches124015482_letches
resketches1942962resketches
retches123318512_retches
scotches15179472scotches
scutches15168882scutches
seethes103613742seet_hes
seiches12513812s_eiches
sketch1535362sketch__
sketchier1853412sketchier
sketchiest1943162sketchiest
sketchy1943052sketch_y
slatches131511522slatches
smutches15177272smutches
snatches131410712snatches
snitches13148982snitches
speeches1537412speeches
stenches132110292stenches
stitches131410592stitches
stretches1438292stretches
swatches16169962swatches
switches16159132switches
vetches153411262_vetches
wretches16257282wretches

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059333.17338152.9
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691333.59549705.4
 
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