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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 “handicap” 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.

41 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
handicap164493(None) 
handicaps1744081handicaps
handcar1337372hand_car
handclap1643652handclap
anticar9312663_anticar
candida114110253candida_
candidal12367733candidal
candidas12338643candidas
dandiacal1352193dandiacal
haircap14134753ha_ircap
handax1749583hand__ax
handbag1495863hand_bag
handcars1437623hand_cars
handcart1449323hand_cart
handclaps1743493handclaps
handclasp1742863handclasp
handgrip1543803handgrip
handicapped2251493handicapped
handicapper2161563handicapper
handicraft19113803handicraft
handier113817443handi_er
handiest123417773handiest
handily143610873handi_ly
handing123518893handi_ng
handpick2043843handpic_k
handpicks2143233handpicks
handsaw1435533hand_saw
handstamp1752873handstamp
handyman1745233handyman
haniwa1236743han_iwa_
haptical1547343haptical
indican1048243_indican
landscape1443993landscape
madcap1336333ma_d_cap
mandioca1354113mandioca_
mandiocas1443943mandiocas
nandina838913nandina_
nandinas936573nandinas
radical103312793ra_dical
sandsoap1143723sandsoap
syndical1445373syndical

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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162417.11020557.2
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691417.28224538.7
 
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