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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 “switchmen” 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.

34 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
switchmen196242(None) 
switchman1962201switchman
pitchmen1744332_pitchmen
switched17157132switch_ed
switcher16177682switch_er
switches16159132switch_es
watchmen1844752_watchmen
bewitchment23112283bewitchment
bitchen14349733_bitch_en
dutchmen1643163_dutchmen
kitchen16287683_kitch_en
pitchman1744013_pitchman
snitched14166863snitch_ed
snitcher13157373snitch_er
snitches13148983snitch_es
stickmen1634543sti_ckmen
stitched14148203stitch_ed
stitcher13168393stitch_er
stitches131410593stitch_es
swatches16169963swatch_es
swingmen1443493swi_ngmen
switch14458913switch___
switchers17146633switchers
switching1835703switching
swithe124010683swit_h_e_
swither133710993swit_h_er
twitched17155033twitch_ed
twitcher16135343twitch_er
twitches16156373twitch_es
twitchier1753233twitchier
watchman1844623_watchman
witched163012193_witch_ed
witches152715793_witch_es
witchier16307883_witchier

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641346.79621871.8
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691347.23224708.4
 
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