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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 “lynches” 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.

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
lynches1537887(None) 
lunches124115441lunches
lyches144213611ly_ches
lynched16376751lynched
lyncher15366551lyncher
lynchers16285451lynchers
benches143918602benches
blanches153311602blanches
blenches153310762blenches
bunches144116032bunches
cinches144215772cinches
clenches152910952clenches
clinches153910362clinches
conches144019812conches
dunches133312582dunches
finches153914192finches
flenches163410532flenches
flinches16358952flinches
flysches1933122flysches
glunches1436262glunches
hunches153913462hunches
inches114419672_inches
kenches163912272kenches
laches116528352l_aches
lances84824102lanc_es
larches124416452larches
latches123320132latches
launches1387902launches
leaches123319342leaches
leches115421312l_eches
leeches123911932leeches
letches124015482letches
liches114724292l_iches
loaches123613982loaches
lunched133911822lunched
luncher123111412luncher
lunchers13349562lunchers
lurches123311662lurches
lycees11428862ly_cees
lychee143710892ly_chee
lychees15516782ly_chees
lynch13468982lynch__
lynxes1634322lyn_xes
manches143818622manches
munches144215792munches
pinches144117932pinches
planches153111862planches
plenches153110622plenches
punches144816132punches
ranches123620112ranches
synched16277212synched
synchs14408452synch_s
tenches123515522tenches
wenches152914132wenches
winches154714372winches
wyches17387912wy_ches

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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671562.98336094.9
3Display Results56560.0163500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691563.35953197.7
 
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