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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 “pitchers” 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.

61 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
pitchers15321148(None) 
ditchers143610361ditchers
hitchers16379991hitchers
patchers153413301patchers
pinchers153510611pinchers
pitcher143813711pitcher_
pitches143617751pitche_s
aitches123014362aitche_s
batchers153613272batchers
bitchery18236562bitchery
bitches144117062bitche_s
botchers153511542botchers
butchers153710182butchers
catchers153114062catchers
cithers124315772cit_hers
ditcher134012002ditcher_
ditches133215712ditche_s
dithers114016152dit_hers
etchers123411292_etchers
fetchers16328862fetchers
filchers16286862filchers
fitches153516192fitche_s
fitchets16307412fitchets
fitchews19274772fitchews
hatchers163113172hatchers
hitcher153712002hitcher_
hitches153616272hitche_s
inchers123912522_inchers
itches114916212_itche_s
kitchens17195782kitchens
matchers153012432matchers
mithers123516732mit_hers
notchers13279422notchers
patcher143515142patcher_
patches143320382patche_s
peachers153213842peachers
perchers153611522perchers
pickers153718092pi_ckers
piecers114112252piec_ers
pincers113916502pinc_ers
pincher143812712pincher_
pinches144117932pinche_s
pinschers1644382pinschers
pishers123815752pi_shers
pitched153512922pitche_d
pitchier15368272pitchier_
pitiers93812652pit_iers
poachers152910762poachers
pothers123818622pot_hers
punchers152610072punchers
snitchers14166042snitchers
stitchers14147012stitchers
switchers17146632switchers
tithers104216732tit_hers
twitchers17134532twitchers
watchers163511792watchers
winchers16319222winchers
witchery19236092witchery
witches152715792witche_s
withers134417752wit_hers
zithers193911972zit_hers

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit121059613.70632665.7
3Display Results61610.0302033.3
 (SQL Overall)178691614.13943172.5
 
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