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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 “hardstandings” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

40 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
hardstandings196107(None) 
hardstanding1851691hardstanding_
hardstands1543663hardstand___s
grandstanding1761494grandstanding_
handstamping2161494handstamping_
handstands1543874handstand___s
hardenings1544244hard__en_ings
hardstand1444474hardstand____
standings11257154____standings
arcadings1354395_ar__ca_dings
attendings12143525_a__ttendings
backstabbings2361175backstabbings
bandstands1443115bandstand___s
barehanding1873485bar_ehanding_
bartending1444915bar__tending_
boardsailings176935boards_ailings
brandings13277485_br___andings
caretakings1852905car_eta_kings
christenings1851295christen_ings
crossbandings19121325crossbandings
fastenings14273905fa__sten_ings
freestanding1762085freestanding_
garlanding1344435gar__landing_
hairstylings1951315hairst_ylings
hamstrings1643015ha_mst__rings
handsprings1852465hands__prings
handstand1444975handstand____
hardening1438025hard__en_ing_
harshening1744175har_shen_ing_
hastening13259485ha__sten_ing_
headstands1543855headstand___s
heartstrings1651795heartst__rings
husbanding1742945h__usbanding_
outstanding1344555_outstanding_
painstakings1961805painsta_kings
parasailings1552185paras_ailings
standing103413635____standing_
understandings17112375understandings
upstanding1443715__upstanding_
withstanding2061155withstanding_

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790408.47014733.2
3Display Results40400.0301333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691408.89020100.2
 
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