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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 “sidebands” 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.

36 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
sidebands134444(None) 
sideband1245021sideband_
sidebars1146642sideba_rs
sideboards1444642sideboards
sidewards1445052sidewards
tidelands1144082tidelands
wideband1544452wideband_
demands114311413__demands
desands94810163__desands
disbands1237353di_sbands
firebrands1643743firebrands
ikebanas1442333_ikebanas
midlands1245543mid_lands
nosebands1244083nosebands
piebalds1344343pi_ebalds
pinelands1244933pinelands
redemands1344633redemands
ribands10208393ri__bands
ribbands1344563ri_bbands
sarabands1245593sarabands
shebangs1443593s_hebangs
sidearms1144093side_arms
sidebar1045563sideba__r
sideboard1345173sideboard_
sideburns1242103sideburns
sidecars1145903sideca_rs
sidelines10109683sidelines
sideman1037973sideman__
sidewalks1743533sidewalks
sidewalls1344283sidewalls
sideward1345953sideward_
sideways1545233sidewa_ys
spacebands1752273spacebands
tideland1044633tideland_
videolands1551973videolands
wavebands1843353wavebands

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641366.97021325.8
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691367.41924085.6
 
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