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

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

12 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
scratchier174434(None) 
scratcher1635441scratch_er
catchier15329862_c_atchier
scratched1735392scratch_ed
scratchers1744292scratch_ers
scratches1647322scratch_es
scratchiest1844142scratchiest
scratchily2042552scratchily
scratching1844532scratching
screechier1742982screechier
snatchier1455352s_natchier
stretchier1544482stretchier

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 Filter1786911088240.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit108824123.06335528.6
3Display Results12120.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691123.43652005.5