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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 “slatch” 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.

58 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
slatch11451053(None) 
klatch15445931klatch
latch104620461_latch
snatch114310601snatch
swatch14549281swatch
batch124620102_batch
blanch133410852blanch
blotch13197142blotch
catch125120372_catch
clach124617822cla_ch
clutch13367752clutch
cratch134110792cratch
fletch14388192fletch
flitch14928172flitch
glitch12286352glitch
hatch135719592_hatch
klatsch1651682klatsch
laich105920712_laich
larch105919792_larch
lath76640382_lat_h
letch105215802_letch
match125621102_match
natch105018222_natch
patch125221222_patch
planch133711442planch
ratch104221362_ratch
sauch104918772s_auch
scotch13207522scotch
scratch1446012scratch
scutch13247082scutch
search113312422search
sketch1535362sketch
slack115021762sla_ck
slash84719682sla_sh
slat46959022slat__
slatches131511532slatches
slate55438282slat_e
slated75028312slated
slater64429182slater
slates64934062slates
slatey95417062slatey
slats55436902slat_s
slaty86523152slat_y
sloth85019452slot_h
slouch11438522slouch
smutch13205842smutch
snatchy15355292snatchy
snath86419802snat_h
snitch11357942snitch
splotch1442852splotch
stanch113812372stanch
starch113013202starch
stitch11419102stitch
swath115920382swat_h
switch14458912switch
thatch1435612thatch
unlatch1245052unlatch
watch135617062_watch

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 Filter178691825510.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit82551582.45333653.1
3Display Results58580.0134461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691582.81263545.9
 
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