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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 “clutched” 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.

29 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
clutched1635603(None) 
clutches15307921clutches
crutched16307461crutched
blotched1635652blotched
churched1934652churched
clenched16257762clenched
cliched153711022cl_iched
clinched16347382clinched
clothed134010282clot_hed
clucked163810132clu_cked
clutch13367752clutch__
clutchy17323892clutch_y
couched154115792cou_ched
crotched16428592crotched
crunched16328162crunched
crutches15359592crutches
cultches15316532cultches
cutches143216462c_utches
fletched17306692fletched
flitched17256292flitched
glunched1544262glunched
grutched15284672grutched
hutched16359882_hutched
latched133914072_latched
letched133912052_letched
lunched133911822_lunched
lurched13358032_lurched
scutched16186892scutched
smutched16165922smutched

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 Limit121059293.40635542.9
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691293.81246875.9
 
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