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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 “ashcans” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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143 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
ashcans123518(None) 
ashcan1135841ashcan_
ashcake1663372ashcake
ashcakes1753732ashcakes
ashlars10297062ashlars
ashman1148382ashman_
ashrams1236652ashrams
scans74625102_s_cans
abacas104414723abaca_s
afghans1443573afghans
aghas97014873agh_a_s
ajowans1734003ajowans
alans55636173a__lans
anurans73810553anurans
apicals1159923apicals
arcana8912583a_rcana
arcane81216743a_rcane
archons12311583archons
arecas84817453areca_s
arhats9312983arh_ats
arshins10312573arsh_ins
asana5315483as__ana
asanas6514113as__anas
ascaris93613323as_caris
ascend9429733as_cend
ascends10388203as_cends
ascent84519653as_cent
ascents93812553as_cents
ascots85312513as_cots
ascus75013583as_c_us
ashen87818673ash_en_
ashes86230613ash__es
ashfall1343943ashfall
ashfalls1443433ashfalls
ashing107824093ash_ing
ashlar9338203ashla_r
ashlers10319583ashlers
ashless10318453ashless
ashmen1168173ashmen_
ashplant1345413ashplant
ashplants1443533ashplants
ashram1139053ashra_m
ashtrays14534203ashtrays
askant10412713as_kant
aslant6317753as_lant
asocials1075683asocials
aspens85013353as_pens
assais6711963as_sais
assays977903as_says
assigns836193assigns
asthmas12117363asthma_s
astrals75515243astrals
atamans9710433atamans
atmans84413963a_tmans
avians93711573a_vians
azans146516883a__zans
barchans1588683barchans
bashaws15347713bash_aws
cancans11311873cancans
cans65050853___cans
cashaws15398573cash_aws
darshans1286543darsh_ans
dasheens1244693dasheens
dishpans14115833dishpans
escars83913133es_cars
eschars1237183eschars
fashions1437243fashions
gascons10289103gas_cons
glucans1045293glucans
glycans1344233glycans
kashas133311913kash_a_s
khans124615173_kh_ans
lascars979013las_cars
lashins103915153lash_ins
lashkars1543673lashkars
lochans1248833lochans
mascons113411583mas_cons
oilcans936813oilcans
paphians1545593paphians
pascals11610013pas_cals
paschals1566473paschals
pashas115117063pash_a_s
pecans101515833_pecans
pechans14810503pechans
pshaws14435703psh_aws
rascals959663ras_cals
sampans112411003sampans
sans45153363_s__ans
sarans64224433_sarans
sashays1336333sash_ays
scabs94818643_s_cabs
scads85419963_s_cads
scags85520973_s_cags
scams94423973_s_cams
scan65530453_s_can_
scant79735073_s_cant
scants85219723_s_cants
scars75433533_s_cars
scats75930603_s_cats
schavs1436493_schavs
secant84023293_secant
secants93413893_secants
sedans74816093_sedans
sewans95215903_sewans
shacks154817563_shacks
shads95124483_sh_ads
shags95123863_sh_ags
shahs115919513_sh_ahs
shamans123610903_shamans
shams105829413_sh_ams
shank125422193_sh_ank
shanks135315583_sh_anks
sharns95516983_sharns
shaws116226263_sh_aws
shays116021433_sh_ays
sheafs124912883_sheafs
sheals94420643_sheals
shears93820903_shears
sheas86331793_shea_s
sheens95116993_sheens
shins85131043_sh_ins
shnaps1148083_shnaps
shoals94215793_shoals
shoats94117083_shoats
shorans102812413_shorans
shrank13359123_shrank
shuns85018143_sh_uns
shwas116415103_shwa_s
skeans104512913_skeans
socas74026183_soca_s
solans64122493_solans
somans84619303_somans
sowans94215893_sowans
spans74528733_s_pans
speans85417143_speans
swans84625013_s_wans
toucans937583toucans
uhlans937573_uhlans
washdays1842863washdays
washrags1543893washrags
wiccans1434603wiccans
yashmacs1842103yashmacs
yashmaks2042463yashmaks

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 Filter1786911340270.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit1340271436.97019229.1
3Display Results1431430.0463108.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911437.40624127.9
 
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