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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 “satchels” 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.

28 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
satchels1332816(None) 
hatchels16368671hatchels
satchel123310301satchel_
batchers153613272batchers
batches144019612batche_s
catchers153114062catchers
catches144320772catche_s
hatchel153510752hatchel_
hatchers163113172hatchers
hatches153420272hatche_s
hatchets163310382hatchets
latches123320132latche_s
latchets133410012latchets
matchers153012432matchers
matches143219782matche_s
patchers153413302patchers
patches143320382patche_s
ratches123620462ratche_s
ratchets133110262ratchets
sachems14348902sa_chems
sachets123914102sa_chets
satcheled1544422satcheled
slatches131511532slatche_s
snatchers14146312snatchers
snatches131410712snatche_s
swatches16169962swatche_s
watchers163511792watchers
watches153017372watche_s

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911210590.796224486.2
2DLD Change Limit121059285.06323910.5
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691285.87530415.5
 
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