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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 “nautch” 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.

29 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
nautch114481(None) 
natch105018221na_tch
aitch105216162_aitch
batch124620102ba_tch
butch125416542_butch
catch125120372ca_tch
clutch13367752clutch
crutch13408242crutch
cutch125116192_cutch
dutch114713822_dutch
grutch12285562grutch
hatch135719592ha_tch
haunch14377342haunch
hutch135414092_hutch
latch104620462la_tch
launch11368062launch
match125621102ma_tch
mutch125016172_mutch
nautches1336082nautches
notch105613322n_otch
patch125221222pa_tch
paunch13369852paunch
ratch104221362ra_tch
raunch11358432raunch
sauch104918772sau_ch
scutch13247082scutch
smutch13205842smutch
snatch114310602sna_tch
watch135617062wa_tch

Search took 10 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 Filter178691825510.766233278.1
2DLD Change Limit82551298.2969950.7
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691299.07819684.0
 
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