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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 “handwrit” 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
handwrit154724(None) 
handwrite1645141handwrite
handgrip1543802handgrip
handprint1546982handprint
handwrites1744752handwrites
handwrote1644122handwrote
bandit93821133band__it
hadarim13117453ha_darim
handcart1449323handcart
handcraft18115473handcraft
hander104526433hander__
handers114224333hander_s
handfast1546733handfast
handgrips1643643handgrips
handiest123417783handiest
handlist12311333handlist
handmaid1546133handmaid
handout11314103hand_out
handprints1643973handprints
handrail1247303handrail
handset113016823hand_set
handwork1946903handwork
handworks2046703handworks
handwriting1952473handwriting
handwritten1871653handwritten
hardwire1544623hardwire
mandarin11411023mandarin
mandril1049353mand_ril
pandit93820753pand__it
sandpit1049633sand_pit
sandwort12410083sandwort

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162317.73618893.7
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691318.15521911.8
 
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