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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 “handbook” 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.

44 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
handbook184473(None) 
handbooks1944391handbooks
bankbook1543322bankbook
handloom1444612handloom
handwork1946902handwork
hardboot1446942hardboot
bandbox1943763bandb_ox
bankbooks1643083bankbooks
casebook1644453casebook
cashbook1943493cashbook
chapbook2193743cha_pbook
datebook1543303datebook
daybook1744373da_ybook
haboob1377883ha__boob
haddock1885583ha_ddock
handbag1495863handb_ag
handbags15116363handbags
handball1487033handball
handbell14114523handbell
handbill14115163handbill
handblown1852063handblown
handhold1645633handhold
handiwork2043013handiwork
handlooms1543833handlooms
handoff1756483hand_off
handout11314103hand_out
handpick2043843handpick
handsome1447603handsome
handworks2046703handworks
hardback2045633hardback
hardboots1544353hardboots
hardwood16155743hardwood
hornbook1744653hornbook
hymnbook2251603hymnbook
lawbook1644033la_wbook
nonbook1346283non_book
pandoor10358583pand_oor
passbook1643283passbook
sandbank1544873sandbank
sandbox1744803sandb_ox
songbook1543633songbook
studbook1542533studbook
tandoor8278563tand_oor
wordbook1844063wordbook

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162447.73618893.7
3Display Results44440.0301466.7
 (SQL Overall)178691448.18621828.9
 
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