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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 “handset” 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.

26 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
handset11301682(None) 
handsel11308721handsel
handsets12258341handsets
hardset113415831hardset
haddest122711992haddest
hadst93220222ha_ds_t
handed114919982hand_ed
hander104526432hand_er
handier113817442handier
handiest123417782handiest
handle104219292handle_
handled124114532handled
handler113516162handler
handles114020652handles
handout11314102handout
hands95327382hands__
handsaw1435532handsaw
handsels12317252handsels
handsewn1543622handsewn
hanse85722792han_se_
hansel95214372han_sel
hanses95022632han_ses
hardest113118412hardest
headset11312602headset
mindset10313342mindset
wadset10314302wa_dset

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671263.58030075.7
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691263.95345203.9
 
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