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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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91 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
matchless164468(None) 
bathless13127382bat_hless
matchers153012432match_ers
matches143219782match_e_s
matchlessly2151882matchlessly
mateless102711292mat_eless
matless93014042mat__less
nathless11127022nat_hless
pathless13138042pat_hless
ranchless1444452ranchless
archness1337513_archness
ashless10318453_a_shless
backless162910633ba_ckless
batchers153613273batch_ers
batches144019613batch_e_s
benchless1644153benchless
branchless1743303branchless
butchness1643453butchness
cashless1336773ca_shless
catchers153114063catch_ers
catches144320773catch_e_s
catchiest1638313catchiest
dateless9259963dat_eless
deathless1335223deat_hless
faceless13269173fa_celess
faithless1543903faithless
fanciless1444603fanciless
fatless103212203fat__less
gateless9279953gat_eless
hatchels16368673hatch_els
hatchers163113173hatch_ers
hatches153420273hatch_e_s
hatchets163310383hatch_ets
hatless103813443hat__less
heathless1535593heat_hless
laceless10239853la_celess
latches123320133latch_e_s
latchets133410013latch_ets
latchkeys2141873latchkeys
maches134827233ma_ch_e_s
machrees1545503ma_chrees
mackles154415753ma_ckle_s
macles107023223ma_c_le_s
macules114015133ma_cule_s
mailless10248583ma_illess
manches143818623manch_e_s
manchets15269573manch_ets
maneless102812343ma_neless
manless93012933ma__nless
marchers153710813march_ers
marches143921173march_e_s
marchesa15346883march_esa
marchese15358913march_ese
marchesi15337323march_esi
massless10277113ma_ssless
mastless102610023ma_stless
matched153513963match_e_d
matcher143214283match_e_r
matchlock2252403matchlock
matchlocks2352303matchlocks
matchups1743073match_ups
mateyness1444473mateyness
matiness102114753mat_iness
mattress1036533mat_tress
meatless103410863meat__less
merciless1344473merciless
mirthless1443353mirthless
motorless1145723motorless
mouthless1444713mouthless
muchness1534073m_uchness
mutches143314283mutch_e_s
natheless1244963natheless
patchers153413303patch_ers
patches143320383patch_e_s
patchiest1638353patchiest
patchiness1744933patchiness
pithless13117023pit_hless
punchless1643653punchless
ratches123620463ratch_e_s
ratchets133110263ratch_ets
ruthless1135413rut_hless
sashless1136603sa_shless
satchels13328163satch_els
searchless1543373searchless
stackless1555933stackless
tackless14419483ta_ckless
tactless10288463ta_ctless
watchers163511793watch_ers
watches153017373watch_e_s
waterless1238013waterless
wattless11268723wat_tless

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641917.48319863.8
3Display Results91910.0332757.6
 (SQL Overall)178691917.95222471.2
 
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