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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 “freehand” 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
freehand157499(None) 
forehand1537692forehand
freehanded1843402freehanded
freehold1554682freehold
freeman1237342freeman_
aforehand1642813aforehand
barehand1446153barehand
brechan1437223brechan_
brechans1547413brechans
farmhand1743563farmhand
fenland1135693f_enland
firebrand1544633firebrand
firsthand1651883firsthand
forehands1656743forehands
forehead1537893forehea_d
foreland1239013foreland
foreshank1944673foreshank
freebase1344853freebase
freebased1543463freebased
freeboard1545253freeboard
freed95223543free___d
freedman1444143freedman_
freeholds1643743freeholds
freeing113713913free_ing
freelance1445143freelance
freelanced1643273freelanced
freeload1244733freeload
freemen1238463freemen_
freeware1446173freeware
freeway1635603freewa_y
freeways1744723freeways
freezing21308323freezing
freshed143312593fresh_ed
freshen133010883freshen_
freshened1645253freshened
freshens14298313freshens
freshing152611023freshing
freshman1644623freshman_
friend10388933frie__nd
greensand1142873greensand
overhand15229963overhand
redemand1245923_redemand
rehang1039823_r_ehang
reheard11309023_reheard
reland75920433_r_eland
remand95618963_r_emand
repand95316063_r_epand
urethan1045473urethan_
urethane1145433urethane
urethans1145243urethans

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162508.62616944.4
3Display Results50500.0133846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691509.05919725.2
 
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