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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 “potlache” 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.

47 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
potlache1511428(None) 
potlach14106361potlach_
potlaches16115261potlaches
potiche1438042pot_iche
potlatch1543132potlatch_
potlatched18112452potlatched
potlatches17113322potlatches
attache12106693_attache
bootlace1245403bootlac_e
gouache1335033go_uache
noplace1137393noplac_e
orache114013593_o_rache
palace104516913p_alac_e
panache1458423p_anache
pistache1545893pistache
place94824613p__lac_e
planche14299753p__lanche
poach124917863po__ach_
poached154212403po__ached
poacher143912323po__acher
poaches144416943po__aches
poachy16388963po__achy
police102918563po_lic_e
pollack1567333pollac_k
pollacks1656373pollacks
pomace123111913po_mac_e
populace14256253populac_e
postface1566123postfac_e
postiche1547793postiche
postrace12310543postrac_e
potable112115363pot_able
potage92715903pot_a_ge
potash1138273pot_ash_
potashes1337833pot_ashes
potence11711363potenc_e
potiches1539203pot_iches
potlike13910123potl_ike
potline91015233potl_ine
potluck1544033potluc_k
potlucks1643303potlucks
pottage103310603potta_ge
poularde11276573poularde
rotche114311983rot__che
solace83415823so_lac_e
soutache1344983soutache
tache106222373__t_ache
toothache1752423toothache

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 Filter1786911461620.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit146162476.73321708.3
3Display Results47470.0162937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691477.20224811.3
 
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