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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 “trenches” 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.

49 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
trenches13351260(None) 
drenches14309801drenches
frenches163311631frenches
tenches123515521t_enches
tranches132915511tranches
trenched14289851trenched
trencher13279311trencher
trenchers14288071trenchers
wrenches163210231wrenches
benches143918602_benches
blenches153310762blenches
branches153613802branches
breaches153714122breaches
breeches15258672breeches
brunches153710452brunches
clenches152910952clenches
cranches153114542cranches
creches14313092cre_ches
crunches153711352crunches
drenched15247912drenched
drencher14257212drencher
drenchers15296102drenchers
entrenches1545212entrenches
flenches163410532flenches
frenched17299432frenched
grinches1436952grinches
intrenches1545812intrenches
kenches163912272_kenches
plenches153110622plenches
preaches153214892preaches
quenches2236012quenches
ranches123620112_ranches
reaches123423202_reaches
retches123318512_retches
retrenches1545902retrenches
stenches132110292stenches
stretches1438292stretches
teaches122718352t_eaches
trances93919642tranc_es
tranche123312222tranche_
treacles1039702treacles
trench114211612trench__
trendies9312212trendies
troches123715342tr_oches
wenches152914132_wenches
wrenched17748132wrenched
wrencher16287782wrencher
wrenchers17256332wrenchers
wretches16257282wretches

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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059493.89031120.6
3Display Results49490.0331484.8
 (SQL Overall)178691494.29641594.7
 
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