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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 “swatch” 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.

40 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
swatch1454928(None) 
slatch114510531slatch
snatch114310601snatch
swath115920381swat_h
switch14458911switch
watch135617061_watch
batch124620102_batch
catch125120372_catch
cratch134110792cratch
hatch135719592_hatch
klatch15445932klatch
latch104620462_latch
match125621102_match
natch105018222_natch
patch125221222_patch
ratch104221362_ratch
sauch104918772s_auch
scotch13207522scotch
scratch1446012scratch
scutch13247082scutch
search113312422search
sketch1535362sketch
smutch13205842smutch
snatchy15355292snatchy
snath86419802snat_h
snitch11357942snitch
stanch113812372stanch
starch113013202starch
stitch11419102stitch
swarth126012082swarth
swash116316752swa_sh
swat77244442swat__
swatches16169962swatches
swathe125514112swathe
swaths125312642swaths
swats85726862swat_s
swith115917402swit_h
thatch1435612thatch
twitch14406162twitch
witch134517562_witch

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 Limit82551402.40634310.5
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691402.76564626.0
 
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