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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 “fletches” 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.

48 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
fletches1630885(None) 
fetches153413891f_etches
fleches153411441fle_ches
fleeches16287081fleeches
flenches163410531flenches
fletched17306691fletched
fletcher16306661fletcher
fletchers17335531fletchers
flitches16388461flitches
letches124015481_letches
bleaches153410672bleaches
blenches153310762blenches
blotches1537432blotches
clenches152910952clenches
clutches15307922clutches
etches114217762__etches
fetched163710472f_etched
fetcher153510392f_etcher
fetchers16328862f_etchers
fetiches1636952f_etiches
fitches153516192f_itches
fleche14299302fle_che_
fleeces12399642fleec_es
fleeched17345822fleeched
flenched17267962flenched
fleshes133913272fle_shes
fletch14388192fletch__
flinches16358952flinches
flitched17256292flitched
flysches1933122flysches
frenches163311632frenches
glitches14296652glitches
ketches164012192_ketches
klatches17157132klatches
kvetches2053582kvetches
latches123320122_latches
leaches123319342_leaches
leches115421312_le_ches
leeches123911932_leeches
letched133912052_letched
lethes94818082_let_hes
pleaches153210432pleaches
plenches153110622plenches
retches123318512_retches
sketches1746822sketches
slatches131511522slatches
vetches153411262_vetches
wretches16257282wretches

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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059483.53334265.2
3Display Results48480.0133692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691483.95245215.3
 
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