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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 “patchiness” 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.

65 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
patchiness174493(None) 
achiness1339702_a_chiness
bitchiness1743792bitchiness
itchiness1444752_itchiness
patchiest1638352patchi_est
patchinesses1944362patchinesses
paunchiness1842342paunchiness
pithiness1437562pit_hiness
tetchiness1543582tetchiness
archines133815253_archine_s
archness1337513_arch_ness
ashiness1138963_a_shiness
battiness11239843bat_tiness
butchness1643453butch_ness
catchiest1638313catchi_est
cattiness112310633cat_tiness
earthiness1377243earthiness
fanciness1437673fanc_iness
fattiness12239373fat_tiness
gaucheness1642773gaucheness
hatchings18225673hatchin_gs
katchinas1843923katchin_as
laciness102112553la_c_iness
machines15312893ma_chine_s
marchioness1842733marchioness
marshiness1555063marshiness
matchless1644683match_less
matiness102114753mat__iness
nattiness9239333nat_tiness
pachinkos2042403pa_chinkos
packness1636933pa_c_kness
paltriness1244993paltriness
paperiness1446133paperiness
pastiness112312353pa_stiness
patchers153413303patch__ers
patches143320383patch__e_s
patchier15319663patchi_e_r
patching163212753patchin__g
pathless13138043pat_h_less
patines95225763pat__ine_s
patness92912283pat___ness
patroness1137483pat_roness
pawkiness1835443pa_wkiness
pettiness1178703pet_tiness
pickiness1737623p_ickiness
pitchiest1646703pitchi_est
pluckiness1883823pluckiness
plushiness1544093plushiness
pottiness1179703pot_tiness
preachiness1844283preachiness
pushiness14197283p_ushiness
pythoness1743733pyt_honess
raciness102413453ra_c_iness
raunchiness1642883raunchiness
sauciness1138043sauc_iness
scratchiness1962383scratchiness
sketchiness2052173sketchiness
spaciness1337083spa_c_iness
starchiness1643943starchiness
tackiness1557693ta_ckiness
tattiness9239413tat_tiness
touchiness1544613touchiness
wackiness1836523wa_ckiness
washiness1537043wa_shiness
wateriness1348073wateriness

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 Limit140603656.25022496.5
3Display Results65650.0331969.7
 (SQL Overall)178691656.68626726.1
 
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