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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 “highlanders” 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.

46 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
highlanders195202(None) 
highlander1852561highlander_
highbinders2151382highbinders
highlands17114112highland__s
bilanders1235963bi__landers
glanders103811503__g_landers
highbinder2051623highbinder_
highland16114533highland___
inlanders1036143_i_nlanders
islanders1035283_i_slanders
philanders1644273phi__landers
uitlanders1142833ui_tlanders
auslanders1143364_auslanders
bilander1136674bi__lander_
colanders1238014__colanders
flatlanders1551984flatlanders
ganders93521704__g__anders
glancers11408004__g_lancers
glandes95413834__g_lande_s
handers114224334___h_anders
higglers13297234higgl___ers
highfliers2051824high_fliers
highflyers2351444high_flyers
highlifes1942884highl_ife_s
highness1536054high__n_ess
hinders113718504hi____nders
husbanders1652914h_usbanders
implanters1484154_implanters
inlander937224_i_nlander_
islander946104_i_slander_
landers84026214____landers
lighteners1444984lighten_ers
lowlanders1442694_lowlanders
mainlanders1462504mainlanders
malanders1237024__malanders
mishanters1544984mish_anters
outlanders1144274_outlanders
philander1544064phi__lander_
slanders94014014___slanders
solanders1036964__solanders
tighteners1444044tighten_ers
uitlander1042964ui_tlander_
uplanders1234854__uplanders
vigilances1643534vigilance_s
vigilantes1443134vigilante_s
woodlanders1652164woodlanders

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819468.62317258.4
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691469.06219718.7
 
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