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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 “brooch” 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.

44 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
brooch1336844(None) 
broach133611111broach
abroach1446212abroach
blotch13197142blotch
booth105522012b_ooth
borsch1336132borsch
botch126717452b_otch
brach126123302br_ach
branch134014772branch
breach134213722breach
breech13348262breech
brioche14275922brioche
broche133612102br_oche
brock136017072br_ock
bronc91714342bronc_
bronchi14176312bronchi
broncho14206462broncho
bronco10179492bronco
broncs101611152broncs
broo65129822broo__
brooches15288192brooches
brood84620242broo_d
broods95416382broods
broody124510082broody
brook114717762broo_k
brooks125813882brooks
broom95022212broo_m
brooms104915872brooms
broomy13449952broomy
broos75126412broo_s
broth106521092br_oth
brunch13329352brunch
cooch124916832_cooch
crotch133410082crotch
crouch133910202crouch
grouch12318472grouch
hooch135813702_hooch
mooch125313612_mooch
pooch124815302_pooch
roach105717002_roach
rotch105815932_rotch
scooch13228122scooch
scrooch1444962scrooch
smooch13266802smooch

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 Limit82551442.40634310.5
3Display Results44440.0133384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691442.76264696.2
 
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