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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 “withheld” 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.

41 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
withheld184235(None) 
withhold1843431withhold
witched163012192witche_d
withed134416232wit_he_d
withholds1952652withholds
bitched153212923bitche_d
ditched143711903ditche_d
hitched163312253hitche_d
itched123812023_itche_d
kithed144613013kit_he_d
lithely1356643lit_hely
lithoed1137833lithoe_d
pitched153512923pitche_d
pithead13419593pit_head
pithed124615613pit_he_d
switched17157133switche_d
tithed104115593tit_he_d
twitched17155033twitche_d
watched163012823watche_d
whitehead1943113whitehead
wield95213913wi___eld
winched163110593winche_d
wished134417513wi_she_d
witchery19236093witchery
witches152715793witche_s
witchhood2153063witchhood
witchweed2142773witchweed
wited94727143wit__e_d
withal1238933wit_hal_
withe115220233wit_he__
wither124321353wit_he_r
withered15169433withered
witherod15156153witherod
withers134417753wit_hers
withes124620843wit_he_s
withholder2052033withholder
withier132910493withie_r
withies133913543withie_s
withiest142411243withiest
witted104216813wit_te_d
writhed14389623writ_he_d

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162416.12623859.3
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691416.56227231.2
 
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