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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 “wretched” 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.

36 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
wretched1727653(None) 
retched133814271_retched
wrenched17748131wrenched
wretches16257281wretches
breached163411642breached
breeched16337382breeched
crotched16428592crotched
crutched16307462crutched
drenched15247912drenched
etched123613702__etched
fetched163710472_fetched
fletched17306692fletched
frenched17299432frenched
grutched15284672grutched
kvetched2142782kvetched
letched133912052_letched
preached163412062preached
reached134619082_reached
retches123318512_retches
sketched1835392sketched
stretched1546212stretched
tetched133010772_tetched
trenched14289852trenched
watched163012822w_atched
welched16298832w_elched
wenched163910912w_enched
witched163012192w_itched
wrathed14298522wrat_hed
wreathed15257462wreathed
wrecked17418332wre_cked
wrencher16287782wrencher
wrenches163210232wrenches
wretch14326532wretch__
wretcheder1951702wretcheder
wretchedly2251792wretchedly
writhed14389622writ_hed

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059363.20337795.5
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691363.60649553.8
 
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