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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 “lanthorns” 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.

50 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
lanthorns124601(None) 
lanthorn1147191lanthorn_
althorns1146732_althorns
hawthorns1842822hawthorns
lanterns838302lant_erns
lastborns1143382lastborns
longhorns1344132longhorns
alphorns1345223_alphorns
althorn1047763_althorn_
anchors123912953_anchor_s
anthers103715203_anther_s
attorns738443_a_ttorns
authors10311853_author_s
benthons1337973bentho_ns
bethorns1337323_bethorns
blackthorns2291803blackthorns
boxthorns2143023boxthorns
cantharis1447183cantharis
cantons95221203cant_o_ns
cantors94620753cant_or_s
hartshorns1652853hartshorns
hawthorn1743553hawthorn_
hawthorny2151553hawthorny
inkhorns1543583_inkhorns
landforms1544113landforms
landlords1144453landlords
languors976153languor_s
lantern7310013lant_ern_
lanthanons1352553lanthanons
lastborn1044133lastborn_
lathers104321883la_ther_s
lathworks1945193la_thworks
leghorns1244903l_eghorns
longhorn1245423longhorn_
lutherns1136293l_utherns
pantheons1446513pantheons
panthers13510783panther_s
ramshorns1442913ramshorns
santoors837633santoor_s
saxhorns1843833sa_xhorns
thorns95314103___thorns
tinhorns1145013tin_horns
wantons103713013want_o_ns
xanthans1845693xanth_ans
xantheins1944813xantheins
xanthins1846943xanth_ins
xanthomas2143643xanthomas
xanthone1847113xantho_ne
xanthones1957023xanthones
xanthous1846643xantho_us

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641507.26620457.1
3Display Results50500.0301666.7
 (SQL Overall)178691507.71923149.5
 
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