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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 “wretchedest” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

26 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
wretchedest205187(None) 
wretcheder1951702wretchede_r
wretchedness2152152wretchedness
wretched17276533wretched___
wretchedly2251793wretched_ly
wretches16257283wretch__es_
kvetchiest2241954kvetch_iest
preachiest1746984preach_iest
precedent1448874pre_c_edent
precedes13310714pre_c_edes_
reaccedes1454464_reaccedes_
recedes102816064_re_c_edes_
reechiest1446014_reech_iest
retched133814274_retched___
retches123318514_retch__es_
sketchiest1943164sketch_iest
stretchiest1644194stretch_iest
tetchiest1445794_tetch_iest
watcheyes20103744w_atcheyes_
wickedest1943464w__ickedest
witchiest1736314w_itch_iest
wrathiest1536984wrat_h_iest
wrenched17748134wrenched___
wrenchers17256334wrenche_rs_
wrenches163210234wrench__es_
wretchednesses2351504wretchednesses

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819268.84616823.3
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691269.27919257.6
 
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