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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 “bandages” 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.

30 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
bandages1231063(None) 
bandage11311021bandage_
bandaged1337311bandaged
bandager1237701bandager
bandagers1335881bandagers
bondages1237891bondages
adages8412952_a_dages
anlages82414112_anlages
badges103917372ba_d_ges
baggages1335442baggages
bandanas11178572bandanas
bandas95120542banda__s
bandies104124862band_ies
bandmates1447922bandmates
bandogs1138362bandog_s
bandores11311602bandores
banjaxes2443392banjaxes
barrages11711082barrages
blindages1343662blindages
bondage1138252bondage_
handaxes1938402handaxes
manages103418962man_ages
mandates11314092mandates
tankages13217112tankages
tannages9228962tannages
unbandages1452042unbandages
vantages12119022vantages
wantages12109022wantages
windages1338262windages
yardages1336202yardages

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059303.75032282.4
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691304.15642995.9
 
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