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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 “uncatchy” 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.

27 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
uncatchy184256(None) 
catchy16559582__catchy
snatchy15355292sn_atchy
unlatch1245052unlatch_
anarchy1544933an_archy
bycatch1942063bycatch_
catch125120373__catch_
endarchy1743343endarchy
natch105018223_n_atch_
outcatch1544293outcatch_
patchy16509573__patchy
scratchy1843653scratchy
snatch114310603sn_atch_
thatchy1833303_thatchy
uncanny1245113unca_nny
uncaught1443623uncaught
unchancy1844703unchanc_y
unchicly1843883unchicly
unfancy1545203unfanc_y
unhatched1844133unhatched
unhitch1543053unhitch_
unlatched1544213unlatched
unlatches1444293unlatches
unmacho1443923unma_cho
unmatched1744203unmatched
unpatched1744053unpatched
unwatched1844083unwatched

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.826216332.9
2DLD Change Limit146162277.81318707.5
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691278.65520646.0
 
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