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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forcatchword” 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.

19 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
catchword206393(None) 
catchwords2143381catchwords
watchword2143551watchword
matchwood2093432matchwood
patchwork2343892patchwork
watchwords2253292watchwords
catcher143115823catch_er_
catchers153114063catch_ers
catchier15329863catchier_
catchpole1843923catchpole
catchpoll1852453catchpoll
coachwork2343283coachwork
lathwork1845633lat_hwork
matchboard2053273matchboard
matchwoods2173233matchwoods
octachord1752553octach_ord
patchboard2053513patchboard
patchworked2651493patchworked
patchworks2443553patchworks

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 Filter1786911486410.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit148641197.92018767.8
3Display Results19190.0161187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691198.10922036.1