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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 “fandango” 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.

31 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
fandango134299(None) 
fandangos1442291fandangos
andante8311273_andante
bandage11311023banda_ge
bandana10179463bandan_a
bandanas11178573bandanas
bandanna11174073bandanna
banding114921413banding_
fading114821113fa_ding_
fadings12469303fa_dings
fanning113615073fanning_
farding123716743farding_
farrago1144923farra_go
fending123717603fending_
finding124116543finding_
findings13328443findings
fondant11311143fondan_t
fondants1246203fondants
fonding123815423fonding_
funding124113663funding_
handing123518893handing_
landing92819323landing_
landings103110073landings
mundungo1241213mundungo
pandani1039903pandan_i
pandanus1136433pandanus
quandang1943293quandang_
quandangs2042253quandangs
randan7315253randan__
randans8313213randan_s
sanding93520603sanding_

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162317.56319325.9
3Display Results31310.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691317.99922339.2
 
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