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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 “hamstrings” 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
hamstrings164301(None) 
hamstring1546001hamstring_
hamstrung1541732hamstrung_
astringe938223_a_stringe
astringes1038333_a_stringes
bastings114214693ba_st_ings
bowstrings16173223bowstrings
castings113614053ca_st_ings
daysprings1741573daysprings
drawstrings1651263drawstrings
eastings93412953ea_st_ings
eyestrings1462773eyestrings
fastings124011943fa_st_ings
gastrins9310123ga_strin_s
hairsprings1752203hairsprings
hammering1737633hammering_
hampering1738863hampering_
hamstringing1971323hamstringing
handsprings1852463handsprings
hankerings18244753hankerings
hasting114725193ha_st_ing_
headsprings18122393headsprings
heartstrings1651793heartstrings
hustings12378683h_ust_ings
lastings94214423la_st_ings
lustrings10245553_lustrings
restrings10159293_restrings
shoestrings1542643shoestrings
strings84617133___strings
unstrings1046013_unstrings
waistings1352710763waist_ings

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603316.42321890.5
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691316.59527094.9
 
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