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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 “handicapping” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

23 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
handicapping235132(None) 
handicapped2251493handicapp_ed
handicapper2161563handicapp_er
handicappers2271303handicappers
handstamping2161493handstamping
landscaping1752293landsca_ping
abdicating1686154_abdica_ting
anticaking1747604_antica_king
handcrafting2281794handcrafting
handcuffing2451074hand_cuffing
handfasting1952864hand_fasting
handicap1644934handica_p___
handicaps1744084handica_p__s
handpicking2451844handpic__king
handspring1743864hand__spring
indicating1449694_indica_ting
kneecapping225974_kneecapping
manducating1744124manduca_ting
mudcapping2041414_mud_capping
radicating1459064ra_dica_ting
syndicating1843734syndica_ting
uncapping1635134_un__capping
vindicating1844644vindica_ting

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790237.32617033.9
3Display Results23230.0161437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691237.73223110.6
 
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