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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 “kvetchy” 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.

54 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
kvetchy224180(None) 
kvetch1832991kvetch_
ketch144912022k_etch_
kvetched2142782kvetched
kvetcher2052812kvetcher
kvetches2053582kvetches
sketchy1943052sketchy
tetchy1436002_tetchy
vetch134411842_vetch_
beachy164011253_beachy
beechy16397503_beechy
bitchy16479203_bitchy
blotchy17293973blotchy
botchy16537823_botchy
catchy16559583_catchy
clutchy17323893clutchy
etch95419143__etch_
fetch134913473_fetch_
fitchy17437623_fitchy
fletch14388193fletch_
glitchy16283083glitchy
itchy13449013__itchy
kench145513923k_ench_
ketches164012193k_etches
ketchup1842783k_etchup
kheth15509753khet_h_
kheths16495973khet_hs
kitschy1941983kitschy
klatch15445933klatch_
kvetchers2142373kvetchers
kvetchier2141863kvetchier
kvetching2242903kvetching
leachy14419733_leachy
letch105215803_letch_
overcoy1536633overcoy
patchy16509573_patchy
peachy164510843_peachy
pitchy16479673_pitchy
preachy17307313preachy
reechy14367823_reechy
retch104818303_retch_
sketch1535363sketch_
smutchy17193153smutchy
snatchy15355293snatchy
stenchy15256213stenchy
stretchy1644083stretchy
techy135612013_te_chy
thatchy1833303thatchy
twitchy18393573twitchy
vetches153411263_vetches
vichy1639043_v_ichy
witchy17468593_witchy
wretch14326533wretch_
yechy16519083_ye_chy

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027546.68620045.9
3Display Results54540.0163375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691547.10825139.4
 
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