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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 “staunchest” 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.

28 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
staunchest154312(None) 
stanchest14218211sta_nchest
staunches1444601staunches_
stanches132312792sta_nches_
staunched1553472staunche_d
stauncher1443512staunche_r
staunchness1651692staunchness
craunches1655723craunches_
gauchest1436293_gau_chest
haunches1656963_haunches_
launches1387903_launches_
paunches1568173_paunches_
paunchiest1743853_paunchiest
raunches1368053_raunches_
raunchiest1543933_raunchiest
sauciest10310973s_au_ciest
scrunches1635403scrunches_
stances93715963sta_nc_es_
stanched14208903sta_nche_d
stancher13198813sta_nche_r
stanchers14206813sta_nchers
starches131912913sta_rches_
starchiest1547183sta_rchiest
staunch1244273staunch___
staunching1643213staunching
staunchly1742033staunch_ly
stenches132110293st_enches_
stenchiest1545083st_enchiest

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603285.93623686.5
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691286.35928100.5
 
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