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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 “sanddabs” 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.

54 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
sanddabs124390(None) 
sanddab1144921sanddab_
sandals82715202san_dals
sandbags1296372sandbags
sandbars11108782sandbars
bandas95120543ban_da_s
bandeaus1146503bandeaus
bandsaws1444623bandsaws
candidas12338653candida_s
granddads1343463granddads
granddams1443483granddams
handbags15116363handbags
handcars1437623handcars
handsaws1545873handsaws
landaus8310343lan_daus
landgrabs1342863landgrabs
landmass1144423landmass
panadas103312213panada_s
pandas95521963pan_da_s
randans8313213ran_dans
saddens9309603sa_ddens
saddhus1243673sa_ddhus
saddles95415743sa_ddles
sandable111612823san_dable
sandal73317283san_da_l
sandaracs1244703sandaracs
sandbag11106243sandba_g
sandbank1544873sandbank
sandbanks1644213sandbanks
sandbar10108193sandba_r
sandburs11105623sandburs
sanders84025943san_ders
sandglass1143723sandglass
sandhis1139993san_dhis
sandhogs1365483sandhogs
sandless93212343sandless
sandlots938293sandlots
sandman10310173sandma_n
sandpits1146843sandpits
sands65228583san_d__s
sandsoaps1243683sandsoaps
sangars83116253san_gars
sangas75222663san_ga_s
sanjaks1834963san_jaks
sansars73313913san_sars
sardars83112903sa_rdars
scandals1136993scan_dals
scandias1137863scandia_s
sendals81912273sen_dals
serdabs1035323s_erdabs
sundaes8313093sun_daes
sundials946753sundials
vandals113211663van_dals
vandas103915993van_da_s

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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit146162547.04620744.0
3Display Results54540.0134153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691547.49923828.6
 
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