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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 “detach” 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.

33 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
detach1231041(None) 
attach11118392attach
beach124623892be_ach
deash95617242de_ash
death94822522de_ath
debauch15134422debauch
deface123113862deface
detached1537732detached
detacher1437542detacher
detaches1439652detaches
detail74516432detail
detain74617382detain
detect94217402detect
dethatch1742752dethatch
detick1339382detick
detract101414632detract
ditch115015092dit_ch
dutch114713822dut_ch
each95530582_e_ach
etch95419142_et_ch
fetch134913472fet_ch
fetich1479692fetich
ketch144912022ket_ch
leach105422522le_ach
letch105215802let_ch
peach125422492pe_ach
reach105123882re_ach
retack122612822retack
retch104818302ret_ch
reteach1237412reteach
tach96132752__tach
teach105221122te_ach
vetch134411842vet_ch

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551332.51632810.4
3Display Results33330.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691332.85962501.2
 
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