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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 “paycheck” 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.

32 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
paycheck244255(None) 
paychecks2542241paychecks
hatcheck2244012hatcheck
pincheck2143382pincheck
precheck2144152precheck
aircheck1942903aircheck
backcheck2092723backcheck
bodycheck2651433bodycheck
boychick2443263boychick
check164714713___check
dabchick2241973dabchick
hatchecks2343593hatchecks
haycock2144313hayc_ock
pachuco1642903pa_chuco
parched154013693parche_d
parches143720003parche_s
parchesi15358213parchesi
patched153514623patche_d
patcher143515143patche_r
patchers153413303patchers
patches143320383patche_s
payback2056453pay_back
pinchbeck2451913pinchbeck
pinchecks2243153pinchecks
prechecks2243573prechecks
psyche1674293psyche__
psyched1843913psyche_d
psyches1755803psyche_s
psychic1944833psychic_
psychics2043823psychics
raincheck2041893raincheck
recheck1835613_recheck

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162327.17320376.7
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691327.59523527.5
 
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