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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 “slouches” 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.

33 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
slouches1320807(None) 
slouched14206741slouched
sloucher13206811sloucher
slouchers14185621slouchers
avouches1634822avouches
blotches1537432blotches
cloches144113712clo_ches
couches144020472_couches
crouches153711292crouches
douches134315232_douches
grouches14328212grouches
loaches123613982_loaches
louche115212662_louche_
mouches143815962_mouches
ouches114322182__ouches
pouches144116742_pouches
rouches124217892_rouches
scooches15188412scooches
scorches15189152scorches
scotches15179472scotches
slatches131511532slatches
sloshes103811802slo_shes
slouch11438522slouch__
slouchier1443602slouchier
slouchiest1543982slouchiest
slouchy15454842slouch_y
sloughed13305582sloughed
sloughs11497562slough_s
slushes103514412sl_ushes
smooches15217262smooches
splotches1643912splotches
touches125118342_touches
vouches153914112_vouches

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 Filter1786911210590.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121059333.70332692.1
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691334.10943487.7
 
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