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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 “bandstand” 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.

28 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
bandstand134393(None) 
bandstands1443111bandstands
handstand1444971handstand
bandsman1346752bandsman_
bedstand1244332b_edstand
grandstand1353172grandstand
handstands1543872handstands
hardstand1444472hardstand
badland1147653ba_d_land
bandaid11310483band__aid
bandana10179463band__ana
bandsaw1334803bands_a_w
bandsaws1444623bands_aws
bandsmen1356453bandsmen_
bastard103012423ba__stard
bedstands1343503b_edstands
bondsman1345693bondsman_
bondstone1275523bondstone
bookstand1643153bookstand
cabstand1344413ca_bstand
grandstands1452643grandstands
handstamp1752873handstamp
hardstands1543663hardstands
headstand1444523headstand
inkstand1343803_inkstand
landsman1156853landsman_
sandstone1045643sandstone
washstand1652273washstand

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641286.51622811.7
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691286.95225703.5
 
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