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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 “handbooks” 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.

44 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
handbooks194439(None) 
handbook1844731handbook_
bankbooks1643082bankbooks
handlooms1543832handlooms
handworks2046702handworks
hardboots1544352hardboots
bandboxes2143793bandboxes
bankbook1543323bankbook_
casebooks1743793casebooks
cashbooks2043223cashbooks
chapbooks2283423cha_pbooks
datebooks1643113datebooks
daybooks1843983da_ybooks
gadzooks23112933ga_dzooks
haboobs1495463ha__boobs
haddocks1984903ha_ddocks
handbags15116363handb_ags
handballs15116183handballs
handbells1594363handbells
handbills15114743handbills
handblown1852063handblown
handholds1745003handholds
handiworks2142693handiworks
handloom1444613handloo_m
handoffs1844733hand_offs
handouts1238233hand_outs
handpicks2143233handpicks
handwork1946903handwork_
hardbacks2145373hardbacks
hardboot1446943hardboo_t
hardgoods15153653hardgoods
hardwoods17135513hardwoods
hornbooks1843813hornbooks
hymnbooks2351553hymnbooks
lawbooks1743743la_wbooks
nonbooks1446123non_books
pandoors11258983pand_oors
passbooks1743163passbooks
sandbanks1644213sandbanks
sandboxes1944463sandboxes
songbooks1643413songbooks
studbooks1652463studbooks
tandoors9258053tand_oors
wordbooks1943663wordbooks

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641447.20320636.0
3Display Results44440.0133384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691447.63923391.9
 
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