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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 “bandboxes” 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.

31 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
bandboxes214379(None) 
sandboxes1944461sandboxes
bandbox1943762bandbox__
bandores11311602band_ores
backbones1947253backbones
bandages12310633band_ages
banderoles1344853banderoles
bandies104124863band__ies
bandmates1447923bandmates
bandogs1138363band_o_gs
bandoras1138743band_oras
bandore10611633band_ore_
banjaxes2443393ban_jaxes
banjoes16317313ban_jo_es
bankbooks1643083bankbooks
banknotes1544313banknotes
boomboxes2243443boomboxes
breadboxes22102723breadboxes
cashboxes2343053cashboxes
fareboxes2144493fareboxes
feedboxes2242563feedboxes
handaxes1938403hand_axes
handbooks1944393handbooks
hatboxes2055003ha_tboxes
mailboxes2042713mailboxes
pandores11312453pand_ores
saltboxes1853083saltboxes
sandbox1744803sandbox__
soundboxes2052223soundboxes
unboxes16208303_un_boxes
woodboxes2243953woodboxes

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641317.94018720.5
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691318.37321341.3
 
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