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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 “splotches” 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.

78 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
splotches164391(None) 
splotched1742821splotched
blotches1537432_blotches
scootches1635002scootches
scotches15179472s_cotches
slatches131511532s_latches
slouches13208072s_louches
sploshes1336132splo_shes
splotch1442852splotch__
splotchier1741932splotchier
splotchiest1852082splotchiest
splotchy1841792splotch_y
blotched1635653_blotched
botches143716023__botches
cloches144113713_clo_ches
clothes124513823_clot_hes
clutches15307923_clutches
crotches153411303_crotches
cultches15316533cul_tches
fletches16308853_fletches
flitches16388463_flitches
glitches14296663_glitches
hootches1656973_hootches
hotches153814363__hotches
klatches17157143_klatches
latches123320133__latches
letches124015483__letches
loaches123613983__loaches
notches123513653__notches
patches143320383_p_atches
pitches143617753_p_itches
planches153111873_planches
pleaches153210433_pleaches
plenches153110633_plenches
plotties103111413_plotties
plotzes18317703_plot_zes
poaches144416943_p_oaches
pooches143214163_p_ooches
porches143815673_p_orches
potiches1539203_p_otiches
pouches144116743_p_ouches
rotches123515703__rotches
scooches15188413s_cooches
scootched1763963scootched
scorches15189153s_corches
scotched16187933s_cotched
scratches1647323scratches
scrooches1645703scrooches
scrootches1743323scrootches
scultches1664293scultches
scutches15168883s_cutches
sketches1746823s_ketches
sloshes103811803s_lo_shes
sloths94911893s_lot_h_s
slouched14206743s_louched
sloucher13206813s_loucher
slouchers14185623s_louchers
smooches15217263s_mooches
smoothes13218543smoot_hes
smutches15177273s_mutches
snatches131410713s_natches
snitches13148983s_nitches
soothes103917113s_oot_hes
soroches1338803soro_ches
spathes125116533sp_at_hes
speeches1537413sp_eeches
spinaches1645273spinaches
splashes1337503spl_ashes
splices113914383spl_ic_es
splodges1234153splo_dges
splores91910953splo__res
sploshed1434323splo_shed
splotching1842863splotching
stitches131410593s_titches
stretches1438293stretches
swatches16169963s_watches
switches16159133s_witches
unlatches1444303unlatches

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641787.06321045.0
3Display Results78780.0461695.7
 (SQL Overall)178691787.53223724.2
 
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