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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

56 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
kithara1414519(None) 
cithara12166511cithara
kitharas15165411kitharas
citharas13156722citharas
kinara10310372ki_nara
althaea1044363althaea
cither114616683cither_
cithern12489913cithern
cithers124315773cithers
diehard1237053diehard
dither104417683dither_
dithers114016153dithers
dithery14318943dithery
either94517423either_
futharc1563713futharc
futhark1744233futhark
hither124417253hither_
ither84617603_ither_
katsura1143753katsura
kinaras1159123ki_naras
kishka1232963kish_ka
kitbag1334973kitba_g
kitbags1443883kitbags
kiter95523213kit_er_
kiters105218593kit_ers
kith115826363kith___
kithe125917453kith__e
kithed144613013kith_ed
kithes135016653kith_es
kithing153411553kithing
kiths125814973kith__s
litharge1243823litharge
lither94520953lither_
lithia939333lith_ia
mither114218563mither_
mithers123516733mithers
picara10311903pi_cara
pitahaya1641843pitahaya
pitaya1186603pit_aya
ritard74812083rit_ard
satara6315533sat_ara
sitar54820543sit_ar_
sitars65417593sit_ars
tharm105916643__tharm
tiara5315913__tiara
tither94920283tither_
tithers104216733tithers
titlark1144723titlark
withal1238933witha_l
withdraw1843313withdraw
wither124321353wither_
withers134417753withers
zingara1745513zingara
zither183813083zither_
zithern19447023zithern
zithers193911973zithers

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027566.65620136.3
3Display Results56560.0163500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691567.07825246.0
 
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