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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 “gangbangs” 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.

25 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
gangbangs144262(None) 
gangbang1342961gangbang_
gangbanged1661542gangbanged
gangbanger1561862gangbanger
gangbangers1681512gangbangers
ganglands1244452ganglands
anglings10228273_anglings
gangbanging1551353gangbanging
ganging103216193gang_ing_
gangland1145193ganglan_d
gangling112411403gangling_
gangplanks1871553gangplanks
gangrenes1145063gangrenes
gangways1643733gangwa_ys
gasbags1135473ga_sba_gs
gobangs11385833g__obangs
guanabanas13101303guanabanas
handbags15116363handba_gs
hangings13258583hang_ings
hangtags1344163hangta_gs
kanbans1337723kan_ban_s
ragbags1135113ra_gba_gs
sandbags1296373sandba_gs
sandbanks1644213sandbanks
wangans1149503wang_an_s

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641257.23620541.9
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691257.67223291.3
 
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