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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 “stench” 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.

38 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
stench11411116(None) 
stanch113812371stanch
stenchy15256211stenchy
tench105620001_tench
bench125619502_bench
blench133710452blench
clench133910052clench
drench12369592drench
flench144010812flench
french143511212french
kench145513922_kench
plench134010812plench
quench2036632quench
sheuch14267042sheuch
sketch1535362sketch
speech1347562speech
spence103813792spence
stance84316912stance
starch113013202starch
staunch1244272staunch
stenches132110292stenches
stencil946892stencil
stengah1144562stengah
steno54716862sten_o
stenos63915772stenos
stent55634512sten_t
stents65019452stents
stich104117922st_ich
stitch11419102stitch
stretch1236412stretch
synch135011792s_ynch
teach105221122_teach
tech95925442_te_ch
tenth85421832_tenth
teuch105214852_teuch
trench114211612trench
wench136214782_wench
wrench14439352wrench

Search took 3 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 Limit82551382.56332208.7
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691382.92261153.7
 
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