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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 “switches” 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.

50 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
switches1615913(None) 
snitches13148981snitches
stitches131410591stitches
swatches16169961swatches
switched17157131switched
switcher16177681switcher
switchers17146631switchers
twitches16156371twitches
witches152715791_witches
aitches123014362_aitches
bewitches1943822bewitches
bitches144117062_bitches
britches15278682britches
ditches133215712_ditches
fitches153516192_fitches
flitches16388462flitches
glitches14296652glitches
hitches153616272_hitches
itches114916212__itches
pitches143617752_pitches
quitches2236192quitches
scotches15179472scotches
scutches15168882scutches
seiches12513812sei_ches
sketches1746822sketches
slatches131511522slatches
smirches1535992smirches
smutches15177272smutches
snatches131410712snatches
snitched14166862snitched
snitcher13157372snitcher
snitchers14166042snitchers
stitched14148202stitched
stitcher13168392stitcher
stitchers14147012stitchers
swathes134115512swat_hes
swishes133411372swi_shes
switch14458912switch__
switchmen1962422switchmen
swithe124010682swit_he_
swither133710992swit_her
swithers144310532swit_hers
twitched17155032twitched
twitcher16135342twitcher
twitchers17134532twitchers
watches153017372_watches
wiches144418752_wi_ches
winches154714372_winches
witched163012192_witched
withes124620842_wit_hes

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 Limit121059503.31036573.7
3Display Results50500.0163125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691503.73247880.8
 
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