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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 “detaches” 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.

27 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
detaches143965(None) 
detached1537731detached
detacher1437541detacher
detachers1536481detachers
attaches13137722attaches
beaches144120652be_aches
deashes113313902de_ashes
debacles1335722debacles
debauches17124062debauches
defaces133213402defac_es
demarches1745912demarches
detach12310412detach__
dethatches1943192dethatches
ditches133215712dit_ches
etches114217762_et_ches
fetches153413892fet_ches
fetiches1636952fetiches
ketches164012192ket_ches
leaches123319342le_aches
letches124015482let_ches
peaches144120052pe_aches
reaches123423202re_aches
retches123318512ret_ches
reteaches1437122reteaches
taches114224172__taches
teaches122718352te_aches
vetches153411262vet_ches

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 Filter1786911210590.483369960.7
2DLD Change Limit121059273.29636729.1
3Display Results27270.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691273.77947285.3
 
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