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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 “stanched” 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.

28 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
stanched1420890(None) 
stancher13198811stancher
stanches132312791stanches
starched14199311starched
staunched1553471staunched
blanched16308602blanched
branched163210452branched
cranched163210412cranched
ranched133113602_ranched
searched14209252searched
snatched14157632snatched
stacked143416122sta_cked
stance84316912stanc_e_
stances93715962stanc_es
stanch113812372stanch__
stanchers14206812stanchers
stanchest14218212stanchest
stanchly1644442stanchly
staned74824642stan__ed
stanged94113852stan_ged
stanzaed1843872stanzaed
starches131912912starches
stashed113812492sta_shed
stauncher1443512stauncher
staunches1444602staunches
stenches132110292stenches
stitched14148202stitched
synched16277212s_ynched

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911210590.856208751.2
2DLD Change Limit121059288.09614952.9
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691288.96519932.1
 
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