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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 “switchgrass” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

29 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
switchgrass205137(None) 
witchgrass1951981_witchgrass
switchgrasses226862switchgrasses
switcheroos1951923switcheroos
switchers17146633switcher__s
switchyards2351513switchyards
witchgrasses2161403_witchgrasses
bunchgrass1851244_bunchgrass
snitchers14166044snitcher__s
stitcheries1653074stitcheries
stitchers14147014stitcher__s
switchback2652124switch_back
switchbacks2751984switchbacks
switchblade2261194switchblade
switchblades236954switchblades
switchboard2251944switchboard
switchboards2351704switchboards
switcher16177684switcher___
switcheroo1852064switcher_oo
switches16159134switch___es
switchman1962204switch_ma_n
switchyard2251584switch_yard
swithers144310534swit_her__s
twitchers17134534twitcher__s
wiregrass1343424_wi_regrass
witchcraft2352234_witchcraft
witchcrafts2461424_witchcrafts
witcheries1845464_witcheries
withdraws1942984_wit_hdraws

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819298.81316886.3
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691299.24919320.0
 
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