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

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

44 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
entrenches154521(None) 
entrenched1643631entrenched
intrenches1545811intrenches
entrances11310952entranc_es
entrench13115722entrench__
intrenched1644152intrenched
retrenches1545902retrenches
trenches133512602__trenches
bedrenches1843453bedrenches
drenches14309803__drenches
encroaches1743083encroaches
enriches1337263en_r_iches
ententes8312773ent_en_tes
entrance10311333entranc_e_
entranced1247393entranc_ed
entreaties1048113entreaties
entrechat1454473entre_chat
entrechats1552893entre_chats
entrecotes1244333entrecotes
entrees71813773entre___es
entrenching1743353entrenching
entrenchment1953553entrenchment
entrenchments2052803entrenchments
enwreathes1662663enwreathes
frenches163311633__frenches
intrench1396593intrench__
outreaches1545353outreaches
pinwrenches2151583pinwrenches
restretches1653503restretches
retrenched1654393retrenched
sentences11610303sent_enc_es
sentiences1247603sentienc_es
sentiencies1346323sentiencies
stenches132110293_st_enches
stretches1438293_stretches
tenches123515523__t_enches
tranches132915513__tranches
trenched14289853__trenched
trencher13279313__trencher
trenchers14288073__trenchers
unbreeches1742233unbreeches
unclenches1743793unclenches
unteaches1446083unt_eaches
wrenches163210233__wrenches

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603446.04623255.5
3Display Results44440.0133384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691446.46527639.8
 
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