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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 “expander” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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99 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
expander1814580(None) 
expanded19145161expanded
expanders19125091expanders
expandor18142761expandor
expender18136841expender
expand16236572expand__
expandors19142832expandors
expands17195732expand_s
expanse16145602expanse_
expanses17156172expanses
expended19136542expended
expenders19145962expenders
exploder1844842exploder
expounder1943272expounder
expunger1843192expunger
extender16146332extender
pander93725522__pander
alexander1742773alex_ander
bander93928223__bander
bilander1136673bilander
blander103715163_blander
brander103915823_brander
colander1139033colander
dander811222993__dander
demander12238723demander
emender10649843e_mender
empaler11288353empa_ler
empanel1145963empan_el
endanger1045853endanger
ender64325863e___nder
engender1046633engender
enhancer1346683enhancer
espalier1036363espalier
evader1036813e_va_der
exacter1637403ex_acter
exalter1437563ex_alter
exceeder1843953exceeder
exchanger22123973exchanger
excluder1843453excluder
expanding2044793expanding
expecter1936513expecter
expeller17105793expeller
expend16247503expend__
expends17217083expend_s
expense16127873expense_
expensed18126413expensed
expenses17138373expenses
expirer1635993exp_irer
explainer1844243explainer
explanted1944973explanted
explode1745963explode_
exploded1944753exploded
exploders1944173exploders
explodes1845803explodes
explorer1744713explorer
exporter1737363exporter
exposer1637413exp_oser
expounded2042973expounded
expounders2042663expounders
expunge1743313expunge_
expunged1942973expunged
expungers1942693expungers
expunges1843573expunges
extended17135833extended
extenders17125673extenders
extruder1643993extruder
gander84322763__gander
germander1345363germander
grander93315873_grander
hander104526433__hander
inlander937223inlander
islander946103islander
japanner1743013japanner
lander74028483__lander
meander1049973_meander
oleander936403oleander
padder103415493__padder
panders103423733__panders
panier84425503__panier
panner84224763__panner
panzer174213233__panzer
pinder94523453__pinder
pomander1347083pomander
ponder94521693__ponder
responder1246453responder
sander74828533__sander
slander84015443_slander
solander948123solander
spader94317133_spa_der
spandex1735833_spandex
spanker133612353_spanker
spanner94312563_spanner
spender103713693_spender
squander1835533squander
stander84316163_stander
strander97112063strander
uplander1145533uplander
wander104423713__wander
zander163417113__zander

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162996.29623215.1
3Display Results99990.0462152.2
 (SQL Overall)178691996.76526414.0
 
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