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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 “scorches” 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
scorches1518914(None) 
scooches15188411scooches
scorched16187191scorched
scorcher15196781scorcher
scorchers16145511scorchers
scotches15179471scotches
bescorches1942742bescorches
coaches144018692_coaches
conches144019812_conches
cooches143515832_cooches
couches144020472_couches
curches143512742_curches
porches143815672_porches
sconces113811452sconc_es
scooched16206682scooched
scootches1635002scootches
scorch13198092scorch__
scores84725922scor__es
scotched16187932scotched
scrooches1645702scrooches
sculches15176272sculches
scutches15168882scutches
searches132112902searches
slouches13208072slouches
smirches1535992smirches
smooches15217262smooches
soroches1338802s_oroches
starches131912912starches
torches123715432_torches

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 Filter1786911210590.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121059293.26337100.5
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691293.67248663.1
 
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