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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 “catechols” 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.

38 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
catechols165505(None) 
catechol1544611catechol_
catechins1646642catechins
catechus1544822catech_us
anethols1145843_anethols
cabochons1842793cabochons
cachous14312583ca__chous
caleches15269933calech_es
camphols1746243ca_mphols
canephors1644763canephors
caracols12310413carac_ols
carbachols1942783carbachols
catcalls1238323cat_calls
catchall1546233cat_chall
catchalls1645493cat_challs
catchers153114063cat_chers
catches144320773cat_ch_es
catchfly2143333cat_chfly
catchpole1843923cat_chpole
catchpoles1943783cat_chpoles
catchpoll1852453cat_chpoll
catchpolls1952223cat_chpolls
catchups1744383cat_chups
catecheses1743813catecheses
catechesis1743243catechesis
catechin1546813catech_in
catechise1644943catechise
catechises1744913catechises
catechism1844723catechism
catechisms1944273catechisms
catechist1656803catechist
catechists1744463catechists
catechize2544473catechize
catechizes2644343catechizes
catechu1444473catech__u
hatchels16368673hat_chels
outechoes1445083outechoes
satchels13328163sat_chels

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641386.84321721.6
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691387.01525472.7
 
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