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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 “alchemy” 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
alchemy174311(None) 
alchymy2041841alchymy
alchemic1745252alchemic
archery15478062archery
academy1543093academy
ache96829823a_che__
ached119227833a_che_d
achene11313813a_chene
aches106132293a_che_s
achy126316093a_ch__y
ahem97225363a__hem_
alcahest1345353alcahest
alchemies1654833alchemies
alchemist1645923alchemist
alchemize2553303alchemize
alley85721673al_le_y
allheal1044553allheal
althea938193althe_a
altheas1038223altheas
anchovy1843953anchovy
anthem113410343anthem_
anthems12309423anthems
archean1269123archean
arched125717323arche_d
archenemy1982123archenemy
archer115016243arche_r
archers124414573archers
arches114822043arche_s
archly1437353arch_ly
archway1844893archway
astheny1345293astheny
cachexy2443283cachexy
chemo12313633__chemo
chevy16479993__chevy
chewy165011903__chewy
gauchely1742743gauchely
hatchery19326383hatchery
lacey105820913lac_e_y
laches116528343lache_s
lackey154813353lacke_y
lathery133911123lathery
lechery15257643lechery
ochery14319443_ochery
sachem134012223sachem_
sachems14348903sachems
schema1388373_schema
scheme1379633_scheme

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 Filter1786911340270.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit134027476.87619492.0
3Display Results47470.0133615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691477.31224438.0
 
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