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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 “bitchier” 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.

33 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
bitchier1530773(None) 
botchier15287141botchier
itchier12247671_itchier
pitchier15368271pitchier
witchier16307881witchier
batcher144414852batch_er
beachier1538802beachier
beechier1535632beechier
bitched153212922bitch_ed
bitchen14349732bitch_en
bitchery18236562bitch_ery
bitches144117062bitch_es
bitchiest1636082bitchiest
bitchily1844532bitchily
bitching163610622bitching
bitsier9379072bit_sier
bittier94211662bit_tier
blotchier1643212blotchier
botcher143613222botch_er
bunchier1536152bunchier
butcher143411162butch_er
catchier15329862catchier
ditcher134012002ditch_er
glitchier1542792glitchier
hitcher153712002hitch_er
nitchie1247232nitchie_
nitchies1339072nitchies
patchier15319672patchier
pitcher143813712pitch_er
pithier123010292pit_hier
tetchier1336452tetchier
twitchier1753232twitchier
withier132910492wit_hier

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059333.78332000.8
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691334.16942861.8
 
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