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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 “kvetchiest” 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.

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
kvetchiest224195(None) 
kvetches2053582kvetch_es_
kvetchier2141862kvetchie_r
sketchiest1943162sketchiest
tetchiest1445792_tetchiest
beachiest1638443_beachiest
beechiest1645003_beechiest
bitchiest1636083_bitchiest
blotchiest1743523blotchiest
botchiest1636153_botchiest
catchiest1638313_catchiest
glitchiest1642793glitchiest
itchiest1336523__itchiest
ketches164012193k_etch_es_
kvetched2142783kvetch_e_d
kvetcher2052813kvetch_e_r
kvetchers2142373kvetch_ers
kvetching2242903kvetchi_ng
leachiest1437243_leachiest
patchiest1638353_patchiest
peachiest1638523_peachiest
pitchiest1646703_pitchiest
preachiest1746983preachiest
reechiest1446013_reechiest
smutchiest1743263smutchiest
snatchiest1545153snatchiest
stenchiest1545083stenchiest
stretchiest1644193stretchiest
techiest1359833_te_chiest
thatchiest1844163thatchiest
twitchiest1842963twitchiest
vetches153411263_vetch_es_
witchiest1736313_witchiest

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit140603336.42321890.5
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691336.84226116.8
 
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