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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 “hatchels” 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.

34 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
hatchels1636867(None) 
hatchel153510751hatchel_
hatchers163113171hatchers
hatches153420271hatche_s
hatchets163310381hatchets
satchels13328161satchels
batchers153613272batchers
batches144019612batche_s
catchers153114062catchers
catches144320772catche_s
hatcheck2244012hatcheck
hatchecks2343592hatchecks
hatched163414462hatche_d
hatcheled1844222hatcheled
hatcher153314722hatche_r
hatchery19326382hatchery
hatchet153317562hatche_t
hitchers16379992hitchers
hitches153616272hitche_s
hotches153814362hotche_s
hutches153613522hutche_s
latches123320132latche_s
latchets133410012latchets
matchers153012432matchers
matches143219782matche_s
patchers153413302patchers
patches143320382patche_s
ratches123620462ratche_s
ratchets133110262ratchets
satchel123310302satchel_
thatchers1744582thatchers
thatches1637512thatche_s
watchers163511792watchers
watches153017372watche_s

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 Limit121059343.53034294.3
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691343.93645399.1
 
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