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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 “drenches” 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.

41 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
drenches1430980(None) 
drenched15247911drenched
drencher14257211drencher
drenchers15296101drenchers
frenches163311631frenches
trenches133512601trenches
wrenches163210231wrenches
bedrenches1843452bedrenches
benches143918602_benches
blenches153310762blenches
branches153613802branches
breaches153714122breaches
breeches15258672breeches
brunches153710452brunches
clenches152910952clenches
cranches153114542cranches
creches14313092cre_ches
crunches153711352crunches
drench12369592drench__
dunches133312582d_unches
flenches163410532flenches
frenched17299432frenched
grinches1436942grinches
kenches163912272_kenches
plenches153110622plenches
preaches153214892preaches
quenches2236012quenches
ranches123620112_ranches
reaches123423202_reaches
retches123318512_retches
stenches132110292stenches
tenches123515522_tenches
tranches132915512tranches
trenched14289852trenched
trencher13279312trencher
trenchers14288072trenchers
wenches152914132_wenches
wrenched17748132wrenched
wrencher16287782wrencher
wrenchers17256332wrenchers
wretches16257282wretches

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 Filter1786911210590.1431249587.4
2DLD Change Limit121059413.90630993.1
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691414.06243990.9
 
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