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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 “handclaps” 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.

31 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
handclaps174349(None) 
handclap1643651handclap_
handclasp1742861handclasp
handclasps1852321handclasps
handcars1437622handc_ars
handicaps1744082handicaps
candelas1139533candela_s
habdalahs1842113habdalahs
haircaps15144363hairc_aps
handbags15116363hand_bags
handballs15116183handballs
handcar1337373handc_a_r
handcart1449323handc_art
handcarts1545533handcarts
handcraft18115473handcraft
handcrafts19123993handcrafts
handcuffs2152013handcuffs
handgrips1643643handgrips
handicap1644933handicap_
handlers124014143hand_lers
handles114020653hand_l_es
handless123512063hand_less
handsaws1545873hand_saws
handstamps1852303handstamps
havdalahs1941883havdalahs
landslips1284013landslips
madcaps1435243ma_dc_aps
mandalas1139443mandala_s
mandolas1139133mandola_s
sandglass1143723sandglass
sandsoaps1243683sandsoaps

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 Limit148641316.59322545.3
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691317.04525364.2
 
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