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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forwavebands” 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.

18 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
wavebands184335(None) 
waveband1743441waveband_
armbands1355143_armbands
barehands1545253barehands
fahlbands1842633fahlbands
hairbands1544063hairbands
hatbands1446293ha_tbands
nosebands1244083nosebands
passbands1453983passbands
rainbands1244203rainbands
sarabands1245593sarabands
sidebands1344443sidebands
spacebands1752273spacebands
waistbands1652203waistbands
wakeboards2044493wakeboards
wastelands1442893wastelands
watchbands2152823watchbands
wideband1544453wideband_

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 Limit148641186.64322375.6
3Display Results18180.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691187.06325299.6