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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 “splotchier” 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.

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
splotchier174193(None) 
blotchier1643212_blotchier
slouchier1443602s_louchier
splotched1742822splotch_ed
splotches1643912splotch_es
splotchiest1852082splotchiest
splotching1842862splotching
botchier15287143__botchier
clothier1335363_clot_hier
glitchier1542793_glitchier
patchier15319663_p_atchier
pitchier15368273_p_itchier
plottier10327263_plot_tier
poachier1556823_p_oachier
pouchier1546803_p_ouchier
scratchier1744343scratchier
shlockier1842583shlo_ckier
sketchier1853413s_ketchier
sloshier1135283s_lo_shier
sloucher13206813s_louch_er
sloughier1343673s_loughier
smutchier1643503s_mutchier
snatchier1455353s_natchier
splashier1443593spl_ashier
splotch1442853splotch___
splotchy1841793splotch__y
spottier10207313sp_ot_tier
stretchier1544483stretchier

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603286.45321788.8
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691286.62526972.2
 
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