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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forbackhander” 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.

20 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
backhander2214494(None) 
backhanded23114661backhanded
backhanders23123801backhanders
blackhander2363021blackhander
backhand2047432backhand__
backhands2146302backhand_s
blackhanders2462402blackhanders
bacchante1844653bacchante_
bacchantes1944423bacchantes
backhandedly2861243backhandedly
backhanding2453763backhanding
backhauled2253253backhauled
backland1748103backland__
backlands1846823backland_s
backlasher21124483backlasher
backpacker2153933backpacker
backslider1944193backslider
backwater2096753backwa_ter
barehanded1743443barehanded
jackhammer3051883jackhammer

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.530337152.8
2DLD Change Limit140603205.61025062.9
3Display Results20200.0161250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691206.15629027.1