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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 “cruncher” 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.

31 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
cruncher1533807(None) 
bruncher15347781bruncher
crunched16328161crunched
crunchers16316241crunchers
crunches153711351crunches
crunchier1644681crunchier
brunched16317852brunched
brunchers16296252brunchers
brunches153710452brunches
clencher15277972clencher
clincher15347662clincher
coucher144515852cou_cher
cranched163210412cranched
cranches153114542cranches
craunched1764022craunched
craunches1655722craunches
crunch13349502crunch__
crunchy17324762crunch_y
crusher124412322cru_sher
crutched16307462crutched
crutches15359592crutches
drencher14257212drencher
launcher1365562launcher
luncher123111412_luncher
muncher143610372_muncher
puncher143311672_puncher
rancher123013632_rancher
scrunched1744032scrunched
scrunches1635402scrunches
trencher13279312trencher
wrencher16287782wrencher

Search took 5 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 Limit121059313.78032026.2
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691314.18642687.8
 
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