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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 “catchy” 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.

37 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
catchy1655958(None) 
catch125120371catch_
patchy16509571patchy
achy126316092_a_chy
batch124620102batch_
bitchy16479202bitchy
botchy16537822botchy
cache125122482ca_che
cancha134411612cancha
catcher143115822catcher
catches144320772catches
catchfly2143332catchfly
catchup1644792catchup
catechu1444472catechu
catty104520412cat_ty
clutchy17323892clutchy
conchy163710222conchy
cratch134110792cratch_
cutch125116192cutch_
datcha1266562datcha
fitchy17437622fitchy
hatch135719592hatch_
itchy13449012_itchy
latch104620462latch_
lathy115215062lat_hy
match125621102match_
natch105018222natch_
patch125221222patch_
pitchy16479672pitchy
ratch104221362ratch_
scratchy1843652scratchy
snatchy15355292snatchy
tetchy1436002tetchy
thatchy1833302thatchy
uncatchy1842562uncatchy
watch135617062watch_
witchy17468592witchy

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551372.67330883.3
3Display Results37370.0132846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691373.02958993.4
 
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