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

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

19 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
handwrite164514(None) 
handwrit1547241handwrit_
handwrites1744751handwrites
handwrote1644121handwrote
handwritten1871652handwritten
andesite949453_andesite
ankerite1248923_ankerite
chondrite1545223chond_rite
dendrite1048783dend_rite
handgrip1543803handgri_p
handgrips1643643handgrips
handlike1639153hand_like
handprint1546983handprint
handprints1643973handprints
handspike1963223handspike
handwringer1951623handwringer
handwriting1952473handwriting
hardwire1544623hardw_ire
pandurate1245883pandurate

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.860207780.2
2DLD Change Limit148641197.36020195.8
3Display Results19190.0131461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691198.23321704.2