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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 “fleche” 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.

37 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
fleche1429930(None) 
fleches153411441fleches
caleche14297942caleche
cliche133712452cliche
cloche134312372cloche
creche13310762creche
eche97520282__eche
fiche134616742f_iche
fleck148213592flec_k
flecked17358072flecked
flecks154310802flecks
flecky18387652flecky
fledge11439292fledge
flee76238792fle__e
fleece11369902fleece
fleech14367342fleech_
fleeched17345822fleeched
fleeches16287082fleeches
flench144010812flench_
flenched17267962flenched
flenches163410532flenches
flense938902flense
flesh115013742flesh_
fleshed143210262fleshed
flesher133610922flesher
fleshes133913272fleshes
fleshy15406282fleshy
fletch14388192fletch_
fletched17306692fletched
fletcher16306662fletcher
fletches16308852fletches
lech96825442_lech_
leched123716002_leched
lecher113415852_lecher
leches115421312_leches
lechwe1435112_lechwe
lethe85717302_lethe

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.1261418182.5
2DLD Change Limit82551372.36034979.2
3Display Results37370.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691372.48671878.9
 
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