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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 “hands” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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263 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
hands9532738(None) 
ands57833611_ands
bands85233421bands
hand86833711hand_
handy125520871handy
hangs95726721hangs
hanks126226861hanks
hants86335401hants
hards96435651hards
hinds96721471hinds
lands65426901lands
rands65930451rands
sands65228581sands
wands96425481wands
adds67622452_adds
ads49755732_a_ds
aids57846362_aids
alands75418372alands
anas46649862_anas
and47244172_and_
anes45255932_anes
anis45746462_anis
ants47243472_ants
anus47131112_anus
bads77048862ba_ds
balds85524642balds
band76740912band_
banda85223102banda
bandas95120542bandas
bandy114824182bandy
banes74945582banes
bangs85627772bangs
banks115527902banks
banns75321232banns
bans66555142ban_s
bards87139642bards
bauds85821042bauds
bawds116115492bawds
bends85628972bends
bhangs12449662bhangs
binds86627472binds
bonds86126842bonds
brands95118942brands
bunds85523542bunds
cads76144522ca_ds
caids85226422caids
candy115119822candy
canes75350372canes
canids95118132canids
cans65050852can_s
cants77036942cants
cards85137932cards
chads116122232cha_ds
changs125215372changs
chants115020392chants
chards125119732chards
dads67442772da_ds
dandy104416702dandy
dangs75623202dangs
dans56748152dan_s
elands74914772elands
ends56528522_ends
fads86939872fa_ds
fanes84639892fanes
fangs96224072fangs
fanos85926502fanos
fans76247372fan_s
fards96629842fards
fends96324972fends
finds95424822finds
fonds95824822fonds
funds94119252funds
gads67843382ga_ds
gangs76222572gangs
gauds75717722gauds
glands85314402glands
grands84218242grands
haafs115711162haafs
haars85620472haars
habus106317142habus
hacks144928712hacks
had77658762ha_d_
hade85440192ha_de
hades96035112hades
hadj155818672ha_dj
hadst93220222ha_dst
haed86338582haed_
haems105517012haems
haes77651022ha_es
haets86525122haets
hafts116219462hafts
hags86740842ha_gs
hahas117118442hahas
hahs108333362ha_hs
haiks125120932haiks
hails85231642hails
haints94417582haints
hairs86225172hairs
hajes155420942hajes
hajis156716282hajis
hakes126034302hakes
hakus125114112hakus
hales85449842hales
halids104016132halids
halls85633782halls
halms105225212halms
halos85230252halos
halts85230102halts
hames106138702hames
hams96446132ha_ms
hance105424152hance
hances115621282hances
handax1749582handax
handed114919982handed
hander104526432hander
handers114224332handers
handle104219292handle
handles114020652handles
handsaw1435532handsaw
handsel11308722handsel
handset113016822handset
hang85535552han_g
hank115134142han_k
hanky155418292hanky
hansa85416782hansa
hansas94616042hansas
hanse85722792hanse
hanses95022632hanses
hant75461592han_t
haps96443462ha_ps
hard85443502hard_
hardy125622062hardy
hares86255542hares
harks126333432harks
harls85634502harls
harms106829012harms
harps105926872harps
harts88441592harts
has67372652ha__s
hasps105114642hasps
hates86742572hates
hats76858252ha_ts
hauls86123732hauls
haunts95614392haunts
haves116034872haves
hawks155415702hawks
haws106439442ha_ws
hays106138072ha_ys
hazes174928322hazes
heads95127112heads
heeds95420422heeds
hens75642572hen_s
hents87330742hents
herds96424682herds
hind85529752hind_
hins76447992hin_s
hints87330622hints
hoards104912622hoards
hods87239862h_ods
holds94623242holds
honda9414982honda
hondas10313352hondas
hones88144492hones
hongs95126202hongs
honks125124522honks
hons77350782hon_s
hoods95124082hoods
hounds104413132hounds
hunks125321452hunks
huns76136932hun_s
hunts86826172hunts
hurds95219072hurds
janes124928122janes
kanas95326912kanas
kanes95529372kanes
khans124615172khan_s
kinds106221822kinds
lads56549132la_ds
land56337312land_
lanes54946792lanes
lards65331862lards
lauds65618482lauds
lends65326252lends
mads76845372ma_ds
maids86327142maids
manas76240432manas
manes76648962manes
manos74933622manos
mans66354552man_s
manus75924932manus
mauds85519272mauds
maunds9519652maunds
mends84927692mends
minds85427122minds
nanas55928632nanas
nans46139402nan_s
nards65928462nards
pads76742952pa_ds
panda85022612panda
pandas95521962pandas
pandy115021172pandy
panes76148692panes
pangs84628662pangs
pans65855732pan_s
pants76536922pants
pards85634332pards
pends85527192pends
ponds85323402ponds
qaids156116312qaids
rads56046602ra_ds
raids65827512raids
rand55839572rand_
randy95022082randy
ranids75118702ranids
ranis55235832ranis
ranks95225732ranks
rants55935342rants
rends65129952rends
rinds64826142rinds
rynds9569972rynds
saids65328852saids
sand55338472sand_
sandy94221132sandy
sanes55649072sanes
sans45153362san_s
sards64736182sards
sends65528242sends
shads95124482sha_ds
shandy134710032shandy
shanks135315582shanks
shards104319172shards
shends105313772shends
stands75118052stands
tads57143942ta_ds
tangs65028342tangs
tanks94624732tanks
tans46154822tan_s
tends65425582tends
thanes94918982thanes
thanks134313132thanks
unhands1137772unhands
vanda94515922vanda
vandas103915992vandas
vanes85130972vanes
vangs96319582vangs
vans76236732van_s
vends95520892vends
viands1047812viands
wads87343142wa_ds
wand85833882wand_
wanes85040882wanes
wanks126124482wanks
wans76452272wan_s
wants87932212wants
wards97734402wards
wends95822812wends
whangs13439722whangs
winds95425602winds
wynds126310372wynds
yangs95618692yangs
yanks125316572yanks
yards95324612yards
yauds95013222yauds

Search took 3 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit538002631.67032215.6
3Display Results2632630.0634174.6
 (SQL Overall)1786912632.04687336.8
 
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