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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 “bankcards” 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.

32 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
bankcards187378(None) 
bankcard1774021bankcard_
backwards2147462backwards
backyards2146532backyards
tankards1366252tank_ards
baccaras1446913ba_ccaras
backboards2146193backboards
backcasts1985423backcasts
backhands2146303backhands
backlands1846823backlands
backward2048103backward_
backyard2046843backyard_
ballyards1544993ballyards
bankers133919093bank_er_s
barnyards1543493barnyards
bastards113310313ba_stards
bayards13379683ba__yards
blinkards1642723blink_ards
boneyards1584623boneyards
canards10311203can__ards
flancards1543183flan_cards
handcars1437623handcar_s
handcarts1545533handcarts
junkyards2441573junkyards
landwards1445503landwards
laniards967313lan_iards
lanyards1266393lan_yards
mansards1148013man_sards
manwards1447613man_wards
tankard1267263tank_ard_
tanyards1276183tan_yards
vanguards1443273vanguards

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641326.68622231.7
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691327.10825139.4
 
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