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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 “handpress” 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.

48 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
handpress154403(None) 
handiness132110932handiness
handless123512062hand_less
handpresses1753652handpresses
address956103_a_ddress
ancress978613_an_cress
antipress1146413_antipress
bandiness122310243bandiness
bandores11311603bandore_s
hanapers1346963hanap_ers
handaxes1938403handaxe_s
handedness1545903handedness
handers114224333hand__ers
handgrips1643643handgrips
handiest123417773hand_iest
handleless1473123handleless
handlers124014143hand_lers
handles114020653hand_le_s
handovers16136183handovers
handpicks2143233handpicks
handprint1546983handprint
handprints1643973handprints
handsels12317243hand_sels
handsets12258343hand_sets
hankerers16226713hankerers
hapless123311333ha__pless
hardiness132310353hardiness
hardness122411083hard_ness
headdress1443753headdress
hinderers1337353hinderers
hotpress1344303h_otpress
hundreds1344003hund_reds
huntress1144833hun_tress
landless94011173land_less
laundress1042813laund_ress
mandrels1137313mand_rels
panderers12229153panderers
pandores11312453pandore_s
pantdress1243363pantdress
randiness102511443randiness
sandiness102111713sandiness
sandless93212343sand_less
sandpeeps1442083sandpeeps
sundress936983sund_ress
undress838893_und_ress
wanderers13228483wanderers
wardress12256163ward_ress
winepress1443633winepress

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641487.11020905.9
3Display Results48480.0301600.0
 (SQL Overall)178691487.29624491.6
 
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