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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 “kitharas” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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
kitharas1516541(None) 
citharas13156721citharas
kithara14145191kithara_
cithara12166512cithara_
kinaras1159122ki_naras
althaeas1144213althaeas
charas114223613__charas
citherns13338873citherns
cithers124315773cither_s
diehards1346213diehards
dithers114016153dither_s
futharcs1653153futharcs
futharks1843783futharks
katharses1643873katharses
katharsis1642893katharsis
katsuras1243653katsuras
kinara10310373ki_nara_
kishkas1343483kish_kas
kitbags1443883kitba_gs
kiters105218593kit_er_s
kithes135016653kith__es
kiths125814983kith___s
litharge1243823litharge
litharges1344143litharges
lithias1038823lith_ias
mithers123516733mither_s
picaras11311283pi_caras
pitahayas1751493pitahayas
pitayas1286263pit_ayas
ritards8439943rit_ards
sataras7315063sat_aras
sitars65417593sit_ar_s
tharms115712243__tharms
tiaras6314553__tiaras
tithers104216733tither_s
titlarks1243693titlarks
withdraw1843313withdraw
withdraws1942983withdraws
withers134417753wither_s
zitherns20376133zitherns
zithers193911973zither_s

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162416.15623743.0
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691416.59227107.3
 
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