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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 “blanches” 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.

46 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
blanches15331160(None) 
blanched16308601blanched
blancher15338631blancher
blanchers16307431blanchers
blenches153310761blenches
branches153613801branches
planches153111861planches
baches135426942b_a_ches
balances1279972balanc_es
batches144019612b_atches
beaches144120652bea_ches
benches143918602b_enches
blanch133410852blanch__
bleaches153410672bleaches
blenched16358052blenched
blencher15308392blencher
blenchers16356722blenchers
blotches1537432blotches
braches144621222bra_ches
branched163210452branched
brunches153710452brunches
bunches144116032b_unches
clenches152910952clenches
clinches153910362clinches
cranches153114542cranches
flenches163410532flenches
flinches16358952flinches
glances104113142glanc_es
glunches1436262glunches
klatches17157132klatches
laches116528342_la_ches
lances84824102_lanc_es
larches124416442_larches
latches123320122_latches
launches1387902_launches
lunches124115442_lunches
lynches15378872_lynches
manches143818622_manches
planche14299752planche_
planchet152511962planchet
planchets16236742planchets
plenches153110622plenches
ranches123620112_ranches
slatches131511522slatches
stanches132312792stanches
tranches132915512tranches

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059463.32636397.8
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691463.73247880.8
 
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