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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 “grutches” 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.

29 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
grutches1428585(None) 
crutches15359591crutches
grutched15284671grutched
britches15278682britches
brunches153710452brunches
butches144315362_butches
clutches15307922clutches
cratches153012542cratches
crotches153411302crotches
crunches153711352crunches
crutched16307462crutched
cutches143216462_cutches
glitches14296662glitches
glunches1436262glunches
gouaches1436202gouaches
grinches1436952grinches
grouches14328212grouches
grutch12285562grutch__
gulches13398112g_ulches
hutches153613522_hutches
mutches143314282_mutches
nautches1336082nautches
ratches123620462_ratches
retches123318512_retches
rotches123515702_rotches
ruches114819582_ru_ches
scutches15168882scutches
smutches15177272smutches
wretches16257282wretches

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 Filter1786911210590.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit121059297.50016141.2
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691297.93922508.0
 
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