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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 “handiness” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

33 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
handiness13211093(None) 
bandiness122310241bandiness
hardiness132310351hardiness
randiness102511441randiness
sandiness102111711sandiness
bawdiness15235542bawdiness
candidness1444772candidness
canniness1138642canniness
chanciness1745122chanciness
fanciness1437672fanciness
gaudiness1136252gaudiness
hairiness1238012hairiness
hamminess1635712hamminess
handedness1545902handedness
handiest123417772handi_est
handinesses151410272handinesses
handless123512062hand_less
handpress1544032handpress
happiness1635992happiness
hardness122411082hard_ness
hastiness122410882hastiness
haziness20248512ha_ziness
headiness132510362headiness
lankiness1338052lankiness
manginess122010412manginess
manliness111310122manliness
ranginess101610212ranginess
shadiness1337462sha_diness
tanginess10239282tanginess
tardiness10229912tardiness
unhandiness1563952unhandiness
windiness1337372windiness
zaniness1738662zan_iness

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436333.26637181.9
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691333.67248663.1
 
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