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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 “backhands” 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.

53 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
backhands214630(None) 
backhand2047431backhand_
backlands1846821backlands
bacchants1845022bacchants
backbends2044092backbends
backhanded23114662backhanded
backhander22144942backhander
backhanders23123802backhanders
backhauls2044862backhauls
backland1748102backland_
backwards2147462backwards
backyards2146532backyards
barehands1545252barehands
blacklands1944122blacklands
deckhands2043082deckhands
dockhands2053122dockhands
bacchanal1852803bacchanal
bacchanals1952263bacchanals
bacchant1747803bacchan_t
bacchante1844653bacchante
bacchantes1944423bacchantes
backbend1944783backbend_
backboards2146193backboards
backbones1947253backbones
backcasts1985423backcasts
backchats2245313backcha_ts
backdates1848153backdates
backhanding2453763backhanding
backhaul1945133backha_ul
backhoed2047013backhoed_
backhoes1938543backh_oes
backings174012213back_ings
backloads1846293backloads
backpacks2044993backpacks
backsaws1946803backsa_ws
backward2048103backward_
backwoods2146393backwoods
backyard2046843backyard_
badlands1236673ba_dlands
bankcards1873783bankcards
barchans1588683barchan_s
barehand1446153barehand_
blackhander2363023blackhander
blackhanders2462403blackhanders
blackheads2264113blackheads
blackland1844653blackland_
buckhounds2252513buckhounds
deckhand1943103deckhand_
dockhand1953393dockhand_
docklands1743153docklands
farmhands1843353farmhands
neckbands1842383neckbands
parklands1654713parklands

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641536.39023261.5
3Display Results53530.0331606.1
 (SQL Overall)178691536.82926166.5
 
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