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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 “filcher” 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.

33 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
filcher1537779(None) 
filched16307421filched
filchers16286861filchers
filches153410721filches
belcher143511492belcher
ditcher134012002ditcher
fetcher153510392fetcher
fiche134616742fi_che_
fiches145219532fi_ches
filch134813322filch__
filer85433002fil__er
filler94623622fil_ler
filmer114112402fil_mer
filmier1237502filmier
filter94517632fil_ter
filthier1434072filthier
finches153914192finches
fisher124917142fi_sher
fitchee152710782fitchee
fitches153516192fitches
fitchet153113562fitchet
fitchew18276802fitchew
flichter1664962flichter
flicker163610622flicker
flincher16256582flincher
hitcher153712002hitcher
incher114114032_incher
pincher143812712pincher
pitcher143813712pitcher
richer114015042ri_cher
welcher15319392welcher
wincher153410652wincher
zilches21326302zilches

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 Filter1786911076710.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit107671336.51316531.7
3Display Results33330.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691336.94925714.6
 
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