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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 “handcraft” 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.

27 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
handcraft1811547(None) 
handcrafts19123991handcrafts
handicraft19113811handicraft
handcart1449322handc_art
handcrafted2152162handcrafted
handicrafts20142802handicrafts
aircraft1356513_aircraft
campcraft2053293campcraft
handcar1337373handc_a_r
handcars1437623handc_ars
handcarts1545533handcarts
handclap1643653handcla_p
handclaps1743493handclaps
handclasp1742863handclasp
handcrafting2281793handcrafting
handcuff2042553handc_uff
handcuffs2152013handcuffs
handfast1546733hand_fast
handicrafter21151733handicrafter
handprint1546983handprint
handrail1247303hand_rail
handwrit1547243handwr_it
indraft1199573_ind_raft
kingcraft1952583kingcraft
sandcrack1852923sandcrack
warcraft1644643wa_rcraft
woodcraft1852933woodcraft

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641276.55022693.3
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691276.98625578.4
 
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