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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 “handstand” 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.

29 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
handstand144497(None) 
bandstand1343931bandstand
handstands1543871handstands
hardstand1444471hardstand
bandstands1443112bandstands
grandstand1353172grandstand
handstamp1752872handstamp
hardstands1543662hardstands
headstand1444522headstand
bandsman1346753bandsman_
bedstand1244333_bedstand
cabstand1344413ca_bstand
grandstands1452643grandstands
handmaid1546133hand_maid
handsaw1435533hands_a_w
handsaws1545873hands_aws
handseled1444403handseled
handsewn1543623handsewn_
handshake2043713handshake
handstamped2051583handstamped
handstamps1852303handstamps
handyman1745233handyman_
headstands1543853headstands
hindshank2051883hindshank
homestand1544643homestand
inkstand1343803_inkstand
landsman1156863landsman_
sandstone1045643sandstone
washstand1652273washstand

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 Filter1786911486411.266141146.1
2DLD Change Limit148641297.67319372.0
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691298.95219961.0
 
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