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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 “blandishes” 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.

49 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
blandishes164461(None) 
blandished1743331blandished
blandisher1643461blandisher
blandishers1743001blandishers
brandishes1645891brandishes
banishes131812462b_an_ishes
blandish1497002blandish__
blindfishes2052582blindfishes
brandished1744002brandished
planishes14138522plan_ishes
standishes1445712standishes
bandies104124863b_andi__es
banished14189063b_an_ished
banisher13169183b_an_isher
banishers14258053b_an_ishers
batfishes1746583b_atfishes
blackfishes2543503blackfishes
blanches153311603blan__ches
blandishing1852903blandishing
blandishment2092983blandishment
blandishments21102333blandishments
blandnesses1446623blandnesses
blemishes1665083bl_emishes
blindsides1442373blindsides
blondines1246153blondi_nes
blondish1476173blondish__
blowfishes2143463blowfishes
bluefishes1844313bluefishes
boarfishes1844973boarfishes
brandies11714563brandi__es
brandish1469023brandish__
burnishes1436643burn_ishes
danishes121710493_dan_ishes
evanishes1545603evan_ishes
flatfishes1943993flatfishes
kaddishes1844093_kaddishes
landsides11116743_landsides
languishes1444243_languishes
lavishes1457403_la_vishes
panfishes1737593_panfishes
planished1566123plan_ished
planisher1495853plan_isher
planishers1584773plan_ishers
plenishes1487083plen_ishes
radishes1269463_ra_dishes
sandfishes1745543_sandfishes
slapdashes1652113slapdashes
tundishes1344543_tundishes
vanishes141610753_van_ishes

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603496.03023317.2
3Display Results49490.0163062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691496.46927622.7
 
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