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

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81 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
butchered174458(None) 
butcherer1643751butcherer
bothered142110392bot_hered
butcher143411162butcher__
butcherers1742702butcherers
butcheries1745072butcheries
butcherly19252652butcherly
butchers153710182butcher_s
butchery18326252butcher_y
buttered112712622but_tered
wuthered15157432wut_hered
authored1238263aut_hored
batched154114243batch__ed
batcher144414853batcher__
batchers153613273batcher_s
battered113315053bat_tered
bettered113011843bet_tered
bickered17108003b_ickered
bitched153212923bitch__ed
bitcheries1745903bitcheries
bitchery18236563bitcher_y
bittered112711833bit_tered
blathered15168353blathered
blethered15165433blethered
blithered15156123blithered
botched153611903botch__ed
botcher143613223botcher__
botcheries1746053botcheries
botchers153511543botcher_s
botchery18366763botcher_y
brothered1546003brothered
bucketed1736763bu_cketed
bucklered1844543bucklered
buffered1764993bu_ffered
buggered1335623bu_ggered
bumpered1536003bu_mpered
bunched154312413bunch__ed
bunkered15177183bu_nkered
burthened1543963burthened
busheled1465273bu_sheled
butchering1844503butchering
butches144315363butch__es
butthead1454513butthe_ad
cutcheries1745083cutcheries
cutchery18265173cutcher_y
dithered13189293dit_hered
euchred13106163eu_ch_red
fathered151510433fat_hered
furthered1644473furthered
gathered13149373gat_hered
guttered10259163gut_tered
hatcheled1844223hatcheled
hutched16359883hutch__ed
lathered121512323lat_hered
lechered1437523_lechered
mothered142310103mot_hered
murthered1544473murthered
muttered112610793mut_tered
ochered132610283__ochered
outcapered1542823outcapered
outcharged1744213outcharged
outcharmed1843703outcharmed
outcheated1645253outcheated
outchided1645173outchided
outschemed1842703outschemed
pothered142311043pot_hered
puckered1736103pu_ckered
puttered112611143put_tered
ratcheted1554783ratcheted
satcheled1544423satcheled
suckered1537833su_ckered
tethered1238493tet_hered
tochered1437913_tochered
tuckered1535963tu_ckered
tutoyered1341923tutoyered
ulcered1037973_ulc_ered
unchewed1735803_unchewed
ushered1139153_u_shered
uttered82712433_ut_tered
vouchered1843853vouchered
withered15169433wit_hered

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641816.82621775.7
3Display Results81810.0461760.9
 (SQL Overall)178691817.27824552.2
 
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