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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 “snatcher” 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.

34 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
snatcher1316776(None) 
snatched14157631snatched
snatchers14146311snatchers
snatches131410711snatches
snatchier1455351snatchier
snitcher13157371snitcher
batcher144414852_batcher
catcher143115822_catcher
hatcher153314722_hatcher
matcher143214282_matcher
notcher123610932_notcher
patcher143515142_patcher
satchel123310302s_atchel
scratcher1635442scratcher
scutcher15176962scutcher
searcher13209102searcher
sketcher1735432sketcher
slatches131511522slatches
slather103816072slat_her
snacker133112602sna_cker
snatch114310602snatch__
snatchy15355292snatch_y
snathe94415112snat_he_
snathes104816492snat_hes
snitched14166862snitched
snitchers14166042snitchers
snitches13148982snitches
stancher13198812stancher
stitcher13168392stitcher
swatches16169962swatches
swather134213602swat_her
switcher16177682switcher
thatcher1635662thatcher
watcher153113402_watcher

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059344.12629340.5
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691344.52939454.8
 
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