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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 “handless” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

52 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
handless12351206(None) 
handlers124014141handlers
handles114020651handle_s
landless94011171landless
sandless93212341sandless
aidless83612072_aidless
bondless1148812bondless
brandless1236122brandless
candlers114214102candlers
candles104422342candle_s
chadless1436402cha_dless
chandlers15387672chandlers
dandlers103912052dandlers
dandles94218532dandle_s
endless839832_endless
fangless1237662fangless
glandless1134162glandless
hairless1157412hairless
haltless11308442haltless
handers114224332hand_ers
handiest123417772handiest
handiness132110932handiness
handle104219292handle__
handled124114532handle_d
handleless1473122handleless
handler113516162handle_r
handlist12311332handlist
handlists1347132handlists
handpress1544032handpress
handsels12317242handsels
handsets12258342handsets
hantles104117512hantle_s
hapless123311332ha_pless
hardness122411082hardness
harmless1337402harmless
hatless103813442ha_tless
headless12289862headless
heedless12278812heedless
hondles113614522hondle_s
hoodless12289732hoodless
kindless13289242kindless
landlers94312832landlers
maneless102812342maneless
manless93012932man_less
mindless11319442mindless
paneless102611762paneless
rankless12268232rankless
rindless92510192rindless
tankless12267822tankless
thankless1633202thankless
wardless12249302wardless
windless123310862windless

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit121059524.37627664.3
3Display Results52520.0163250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691524.84536881.5
 
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