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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 “handling” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

64 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
handling13231271(None) 
candling122313871candling
dandling112511731dandling
handing123518891hand_ing
handlings14237341handlings
hondling132210011hondling
sandling102214411sandling
addling10229832_addling
aneling82719502_aneling
angling92816042_angling
ankling122912062_ankling
banding114921412band_ing
bandying15218072bandying
bantling112612002bantling
brandling1348252brandling
bundling12219702bundling
canaling112016412canaling
candying15188992candying
daddling12258232daddling
dangling112611232dangling
dawdling14236372dawdling
dindling112411162dindling
eanling81416672ean_ling
fondling13189352fondling
gangling112411402gangling
hackling183310162hackling
hading113922942ha_d_ing
haggling14227272haggling
hailing113820692ha_iling
haling104229782ha__ling
handlike1639152handlike
handlist12311332handlist
handseling1544322handseling
hanging123518702han_ging
hanking154619102han_king
hanseling1338062hanseling
hanting114124482han_ting
hardline12310272hardline
hassling1236802hassling
hauling113714432ha_uling
huddling14227292huddling
hurdling13288012hurdling
jangling17249622jangling
kindling14229622kindling
ladling92813392la_dling
landing92819322land_ing
landline9311442landline
mangling122312622mangling
mantling112012612mantling
paddling13218642paddling
pandying15217662pandying
paneling111013622paneling
pindling122110982pindling
raddling11229772raddling
rankling132610112rankling
rehandling1544452rehandling
saddling11239592saddling
sandaling112010562sandaling
sanding93520602sand_ing
sandlings11238092sandlings
tangling101712542tangling
waddling14237932waddling
wangling132310992wangling
windling132212262windling

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121059643.56333976.7
3Display Results64640.0302133.3
 (SQL Overall)178691643.73347867.9
 
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