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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forpreached” 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.

46 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
preached16341206(None) 
breached163411641breached
peached154315881p_eached
pleached16338061pleached
preacher153211371preacher
preaches153214891preaches
preacted132710941preacted
reached134619081_reached
upreached1764081upreached
beached154516552_beached
bleached16378562bleached
breacher153011502breacher
breaches153714122breaches
breathed14469642breathed
breeched16337382breeched
broached16309122broached
drenched15247912drenched
frenched17299432frenched
leached133715042_leached
peaced115818912p_eac_ed
peacher144216072p_eacher
peaches144120052p_eaches
peched144915342p_e_ched
perched154713242p_erched
pleaches153210432pleaches
poached154212402p_oached
preach133613922preach__
preachers16339572preachers
preachier1646922preachier
preachy17307312preach_y
preaged11612332prea_ged
prearmed1397992prearmed
prefaced1638422prefac_ed
prepacked20155652prepacked
prewashed1843922prewashed
reacher123718292_reacher
reaches123423202_reaches
reacted103015712_reacted
retched133814272_retched
roached133211832_roached
trenched14289852trenched
unreached1536882unreached
upreaches1654632upreaches
wreathed15257462wreathed
wrenched17748132wrenched
wretched17276532wretched

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 Filter1786911210590.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit121059464.08029671.3
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691464.51639568.4