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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 “starched” 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.

30 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
starched1419931(None) 
searched14209251searched
stanched14208901stanched
starches131912911starches
arched125717322__arched
inarched1486112inarched
marched153813402_marched
parched154013692_parched
scarphed1635442scarphed
scorched16187202scorched
searcher13209102searcher
searches132112902searches
smirched1634672smirched
snatched14157632snatched
stacked143416122sta_cked
stancher13198812stancher
stanches132312792stanches
starch113013202starch__
starchier1436642starchier
starchy15286742starch_y
stared75429872star__ed
starred85013452star_red
started84217322star_ted
startled9208562startled
starved114911572star_ved
stashed113812492sta_shed
staunched1553472staunched
stitched14148202stitched
torched133511362_torched
unarched14128552unarched

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 Limit121059303.72032542.7
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691304.15642995.9
 
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