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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 “pandying” 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
pandying1521766(None) 
bandying15218071bandying
candying15188991candying
banding114921412band_ing
brandying1654882brandying
caddying16225062caddying
candling122313872candling
dandling112511732dandling
fancying1735352fancying
handing123518892hand_ing
handling132312712handling
landing92819322land_ing
padding123412512pa_dding
paddling13218642paddling
palsying1436232palsying
pandering133211962pandering
paneling111013622paneling
panfrying1842992panfrying
panging113319112pan_ging
panning104019392pan_ning
panting104025422pan_ting
parodying1655422parodying
parrying14168132parrying
partying14168892partying
paying123722162pa__ying
pending114119772pend_ing
pindling122110982pindling
ponding114317082pond_ing
ponying133312122pon_ying
sanding93520602sand_ing
sandling102214412sandling
undying1238502_undying
waddying17204722waddying

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059333.71632577.8
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691334.12243350.6
 
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