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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 “switch” 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.

41 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
switch1445891(None) 
snitch11357941snitch
stitch11419101stitch
swatch14549281swatch
swith115917401swit_h
twitch14406161twitch
witch134517561_witch
aitch105216162_aitch
bewitch1743322bewitch
bitch125017762_bitch
ditch115015092_ditch
fitch134816872_fitch
flitch14928172flitch
glitch12286352glitch
hitch134515472_hitch
itch95619172__itch
pitch125018412_pitch
quitch2036412quitch
saith85826552sait_h
scotch13207522scotch
scutch13247082scutch
sith75435152s_it_h
sketch1535362sketch
slatch114510532slatch
smirch1356462smirch
smith107818052smit_h
smutch13205842smutch
snatch114310602snatch
stich104117922sti_ch
swath115920382swat_h
swish115114822swi_sh
switched17157132switched
switcher16177682switcher
switches16159132switches
swithe124010682swithe
twitchy18393572twitchy
watch135617062_watch
wich125724742_wi_ch
winch135016662_winch
witchy17468592_witchy
with105730472_wit_h

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551412.47033421.5
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691412.82663231.1
 
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