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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 “handcarts” 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.

34 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
handcarts154553(None) 
handcars1437621handcar_s
handcart1449321handcart_
handcar1337372handcar__
handcrafts19123992handcrafts
handfasts1644592handfasts
bankcards1873783bankcards
handaxes1938403hand_axes
handbags15116363handba_gs
handballs15116183handballs
handclaps1743493handclaps
handclasps1852323handclasps
handcraft18115463handcraft
handcuffs2152013handcuffs
handers114224333hand_er_s
handfast1546733handfast_
handicaps1744083handica_ps
handicrafts20142803handicrafts
handlers124014143handler_s
handlists1347133handlists
handmaids1644543handmaids
handouts1238233hand_outs
handrails1346513handrails
handsaws1545873handsa_ws
handsets12258343hand_sets
handworks2046703handworks
hangars114313493han_gar_s
hardcores1545973hardcores
hardhats1546833hardha_ts
hardwares1646563hardwares
landmarks1643613landmarks
landwards1445503landwards
sandbars11108783sandbar_s
sandworts1346453sandworts

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641347.12320867.8
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691347.56223630.1
 
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