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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 “understands” 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.

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
understands134465(None) 
understand1246181understand_
underhands1545452under_hands
understates1247702understates
misunderstands187703misunderstands
undercards1445563under_cards
underfunds1544033under_funds
undergrads1344793undergra_ds
underhand1447263under_hand_
underloads1245233underloa_ds
underpants1346913under_pants
underseas1087803undersea__s
undersigns1265833undersign_s
undersongs1245333unders_ongs
underspins1346833underspin_s
understanding1673773understanding
understandings17112373understandings
understate1148863understa_te
understated1347833understated
understeers1253763understeers
understood1244143understood_
understudy1543183underst_udy
undertakes1547693under_takes
undertaxes1847023under_taxes
undertints1148283under_tints
undertones1148973under_tones

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit121633265.42022441.5
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691265.81230745.2
 
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