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

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

47 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
tetchily164412(None) 
techily1537121te_chily
bitchily1844532bitchily
botchily1864372botchily
itchily1574492_itchily
patchily1885812patchily
pitchily1855012pitchily
sketchily2142332sketchily
tetchier1336452tetchier
tetchy1436002tetch__y
touchily1645232touchily
twitchily2052192twitchily
blotchily1942683blotchily
bunchily1844543bunchily
catchfly2143333catchfly
etching134511843_etching
fetching17298413fetching
fetchingly2242723fetchingly
letching143810263letching
pettily1238173pet_tily
pithily1567033pit_hily
preachily1945143preachily
punchily1844863punchily
retching143412173retching
starchily1745013starchily
stepchild1752363stepchild
tackily1637503t_ackily
tattily10409993tat_tily
teachably19135183teachably
teacherly1743513teacherly
teaching143612603teaching
tearily10311153te_arily
techie11511723te_chi_e
techier1269243te_chier
techies12513603te_chies
techy135612013te_ch__y
tenthly1335743tenth_ly
testily102910803te_stily
tetched133010773tetch_ed
tetchiest1445793tetchiest
teughly14443433teugh_ly
toothily1445523toothily
trashily1437323trashily
trickily1736233trickily
trochil1258713trochil_
trochili1376943trochili
trochils1388583trochils

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162476.80021494.4
3Display Results47470.0301566.7
 (SQL Overall)178691477.26624592.8
 
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