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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 “ganglands” 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.

38 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
ganglands124445(None) 
gangland1145191gangland_
gangbangs1442622gangbangs
gangplanks1871552gangplanks
garlands1038322ga_rlands
rangelands1242792rangelands
alands75418373_a__lands
anglings10228273_anglings
backlands1846823backlands
badlands1236673ba_dlands
dunelands1142773dunelands
farmlands1543863farmlands
fenlands1245183fen_lands
gallants93310373ga_llants
gamelans11115853gamelan_s
gangbang1342963gangban_g
gangling112411403ganglin_g
ganglions1144063ganglions
gangplank17111783gangplan_k
gangrenes1145073gangrenes
gangways1643733gangwa_ys
gantlines1039333gantlines
garland948703ga_rland_
glands85314403___glands
grasslands1243083grasslands
inlands838783_in_lands
lallands9338583la_llands
langlaufs1342103langlaufs
longhands1443613longhands
mainlands1244703mainlands
parklands1654723parklands
pinelands1244943pinelands
raglans82410133ra_glan_s
rangeland1143383rangeland_
sunlands936383sun_lands
vanguards1443273vanguards
wangans1149503wang_an_s
yardlands1443583yardlands

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641386.65622331.9
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691387.10525150.0
 
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