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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 “kvetchier” 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.

40 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
kvetchier214186(None) 
kvetcher2052811kvetch_er
kvetched2142782kvetch_ed
kvetchers2142372kvetch_ers
kvetches2053582kvetch_es
kvetchiest2241952kvetchiest
kvetching2242902kvetching
sketchier1853412sketchier
tetchier1336452_tetchier
beachier1538803_beachier
beechier1535633_beechier
bitchier15307733_bitchier
blotchier1643213blotchier
botchier15287143_botchier
catchier15329863_catchier
etcher113912943__etch_er
fetcher153510393_fetch_er
fletcher16306663fletch_er
glitchier1542793glitchier
itchier12247673__itchier
kerchief2043873k_erchief
ketches164012193k_etch_es
kvetch1832993kvetch___
kvetchy2241803kvetch__y
leachier1337253_leachier
patchier15319663_patchier
peachier1548623_peachier
pitchier15368273_pitchier
preachier1646923preachier
reechier1336673_reechier
sketcher1735433sketch_er
smutchier1643503smutchier
snatchier1455353snatchier
stenchier1445333stenchier
stretchier1544483stretchier
techier1269243_te_chier
thatchier1743983thatchier
twitchier1753233twitchier
vetches153411263_vetch_es
witchier16307883_witchier

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641406.83021763.0
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691407.28224538.7
 
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