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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 “handheld” 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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69 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
handheld164446(None) 
handhelds1743761handhelds
handhold1645631handhold
handbell14114522handbell
handed114919982hand_e_d
handholds1745002handholds
handled124114532handle_d
handsel11308722handsel_
handseled1444402handseled
handsels12317242handsels
hardhead1645882hardhead
baldhead1544273baldhead
banded105223173band_e_d
bandied114414303bandie_d
bandshell1563043bandshell
candela1089743cand_ela
candied113816023candie_d
candled113815743candle_d
canfield1444333canfield
dandled103313543dandle_d
danegeld1142833danegeld
haded105227623ha_d_e_d
handball1487033handball
handbells1594363handbells
handbill14115163handbill
hander104526433hand_e_r
handers114224333hand_ers
handful14127253handful_
handfuls15115753handfuls
handier113817443handie_r
handiest123417783handiest
handily143610873hand_ily
handle104219293hand__le
handler113516163handle_r
handlers124014143handlers
handles114020653handle_s
handless123512063handless
handmaid1546133handmaid
handselled1543383handselled
handset113016823handse_t
handsets12258343handsets
handsewn1543623handsewn
handwheel19112633handwheel
handwheels20122083handwheels
hanged114222393han_ge_d
hanked144220603han_ke_d
hansel95214373han_sel_
hanseled1237713han_seled
hansels104011653han_sels
hanted104124313han_te_d
hardheads1745773hardheads
hashed136021943ha_she_d
hashhead1443263hashhead
hatched163414463hatche_d
hatchel153510753hatchel_
hatcheled1844223hatcheled
hatchels16368673hatchels
haunched1744813haunche_d
hayfield18102073hayfield
hondled123510653hondle_d
hunched163710493hunche_d
hundred1237143hundre_d
landed84619243land_e_d
mandrel1038683mandrel_
mandrels1137313mandrels
pandied113913443pandie_d
ranched133113603ranche_d
sandaled1039243sandaled
sanded84920613sand_e_d

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 Limit146162697.59319249.6
3Display Results69690.0332090.9
 (SQL Overall)178691698.06222164.6
 
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