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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 “batching” 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.

50 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
batching16371209(None) 
baching156017751ba_ching
bathing134816241bat_hing
bitching163610621bitching
botching16359701botching
catching163712771catching
hatching173312211hatching
latching143712021latching
matching163512391matching
patching163212751patching
watching173011171watching
aching126521972_a_ching
arching136216692_arching
backing165523442ba_cking
bashing135422582ba_shing
batiking1537502batiking
bating95132252bat__ing
batting104422272bat_ting
battling113110492battling
batwing13509812bat_wing
beaching164114142beaching
belching16349152belching
benching163411342benching
birching16328462birching
blanching17297092blanching
blotching1734962blotching
branching17289262branching
bunching163410702bunching
caching156317502ca_ching
ditching15349942ditching
etching134511842_etching
fetching17298412fetching
hatchings18225672hatchings
hatchling1844952hatchling
hitching173310522hitching
hotching17309312hotching
hutching17318642hutching
itching134011682_itching
katchina1745332katchina
lathing114315692lat_hing
letching143810262letching
marching164312192marching
notching14288582notching
parching164313052parching
pitching163411112pitching
ranching141712042ranching
retching143412172retching
snatching1536362snatching
thatching1835142thatching
witching173410632witching

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059503.53034294.3
3Display Results50500.0163125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691503.93645399.1
 
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