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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 “patchy” 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.

46 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
patchy1650957(None) 
catchy16559581catchy
patch125221221patch_
pitchy16479671pitchy
achy126316092_a_chy
apathy1437032apat_hy
batch124620102batch_
bitchy16479202bitchy
botchy16537822botchy
catch125120372catch_
datcha1266562datcha
eparchy17204752eparchy
fitchy17437622fitchy
hatch135719592hatch_
itchy13449012_itchy
latch104620462latch_
lathy115215062lat_hy
match125621102match_
natch105018222natch_
pacey126720282pa_cey
pacha126518062pa_cha
pacy115328682pa_c_y
parch125123002parch_
patched153514622patched
patcher143515142patcher
patches143320382patches
patchily1885812patchily
path99134912pat_h_
paths105521382pat_hs
patly105020582pat_ly
patsy105717202pat_sy
patty104723612pat_ty
paty95234562pat__y
paunchy17324442paunchy
peachy164510842peachy
pitch125018412pitch_
pithy135614462pit_hy
poachy16388962poachy
pouchy16538662pouchy
punchy16398522punchy
ratch104221362ratch_
snatchy15355292snatchy
tetchy1436002tetchy
thatchy1833302thatchy
watch135617062watch_
witchy17468592witchy

Search took 4 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 Limit82551462.70330540.5
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691463.06258357.6
 
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