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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 “switchers” 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.

36 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
switchers1714663(None) 
snitchers14166041snitchers
stitchers14147011stitchers
switcher16177681switcher_
switches16159131switche_s
swithers144310531swit_hers
twitchers17134531twitchers
bewitchers2042562bewitchers
ditchers143610362_ditchers
dowitchers1942132dowitchers
hitchers16379992_hitchers
pitchers153211482_pitchers
scutchers16175642scutchers
sketchers1834512sketchers
slithers114212952slit_hers
smithers13369792smit_hers
snatchers14146312snatchers
snitcher13157372snitcher_
snitches13148982snitche_s
stitcher13168392stitcher_
stitchery17174072stitchery
stitches131410592stitche_s
swatches16169962swatche_s
swathers144512082swat_hers
swishers14328052swi_shers
switched17157132switche_d
switcheroo1852062switcheroo
switcheroos1951922switcheroos
swither133710992swit_her_
twitcher16135342twitcher_
twitches16156372twitche_s
watchers163511792_watchers
winchers16319222_winchers
witchery19236092_witchery
witches152715792_witche_s
withers134417752_wit_hers

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436363.17338271.7
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691363.57649969.5
 
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