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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 “handspring” 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.

27 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
handspring174386(None) 
handsprings1852461handsprings
hairspring1643302hairspring
handprint1546982hand_print
handseling1544322handseling
headspring17133242headspring
bedspring1544313_bedspring
dandering122511063dand_ering
dayspring1642613da_yspring
gandering122111293gand_ering
hairsprings1752203hairsprings
hamstring1546003ha_mstring
handing123518893hand___ing
handling132312713hand__ling
handprints1643973hand_prints
handselling1642823handselling
handspike1963223handsp_ike
hangaring1438033han_garing
hankering17239383han_kering
hanseling1338063han_seling
hardwiring1842223hardwiring
hasping134414903ha__sp_ing
headsprings18122393headsprings
hindering14310273hind_ering
mainspring1553793mainspring
pandering133211963pand_ering
wandering143310983wand_ering

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603275.62624991.6
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691276.04529560.1
 
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