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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 “clachans” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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90 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
clachans154641(None) 
clachan1437181clachan_
clachs133511322clach__s
claypans1543872claypans
eulachans1452632eulachans
lochans1248832_lochans
oolachans14122712oolachans
ataghans1244263ataghans
barchans1588683barchans
blackens16388103blackens
brechans1547413brechans
cacaos104616183c_ac_aos
cacas95627983c_ac_a_s
caches137926913c_ach_es
cachets145014263c_achets
caching156317503c_aching
cachous14312583c_achous
caftans12179443c_aftans
caimans113811783c_aimans
calcars11312653calc_ars
callans94518473c_allans
cancans11311873c_ancans
canchas143212403cancha_s
captans111612053c_aptans
cashaws15398573c_ashaws
caymans14349513c_aymans
cetaceans1343493cetaceans
chachkas22173733chachkas
chacmas1638003chacma_s
chazans21268123cha_zans
chazzans21234503chazzans
clach124617823clach___
clackers163911703clackers
clacking173313493clacking
clacks144516343clac__ks
claimant1247483claimant
claimants1344283claimants
clamant11312433cla_mant
clans75031013cl___ans
clarions10310493clarions
clashers134213993clashers
clashes124017283clash_es
clashing143812193clashing
classons1037703classons
claxons1635803cla_xons
claybank1942893claybank
claybanks2042413claybanks
claypan1434313claypan_
cleans85817053cl__eans
cliches144213743clich_es
cloacas1136233cloac_a_s
clochard1644293clochard
clochards1743823clochards
cloches144113713cloch_es
clubhand1642433clubhand
clubhands1741973clubhands
coachers154312303coachers
coaches144018693coach_es
coaching164011963coaching
coachman1744983coachman_
cochins141413103c_ochins
conchas144013313concha_s
couchant1549053couchant
crucians1245293crucians
dachas124113253_dacha_s
eulachan1353023eulachan_
eulachons1463063eulachons
flacons1238053flac_ons
glucans1045293gluc_ans
glycans1344233glyc_ans
halachas16317883halacha_s
kwachas1943063kwacha_s
laches116528343_lach_es
lactams1136953_lactams
lacunas9138173_lacunas
lagans75717783_la_gans
lahars94013163_la_hars
lallans74113533_lallans
lashins103915153_lashins
lauans65113533_la_uans
lichens123510683_lichens
lochan1139093_lochan_
nachas114914193_nacha_s
oolachan13133353oolachan_
pachas135017143_pacha_s
pechans14810503_pechans
platans93413123pla_tans
selachians1542503selachians
shadchans1843023shadchans
slackens14367713slackens

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 Filter1786911461620.1601116818.8
2DLD Change Limit146162908.35617491.9
3Display Results90900.0461956.5
 (SQL Overall)178691908.56220870.2
 
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