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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forlances” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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

15 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
lances8482410(None) 
dances95120651dances
glances104113141glances
hances115621281hances
laces76141761la_ces
lance75126721lance_
lanced93717721lanced
lancer84319971lancer
lancers93616641lancers
lancet84223571lancet
lancets93411161lancets
lanes54946791lan_es
launces9329001launces
nances83618641nances
rances84625441rances

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691487550.0961861364.6
2DLD Change Limit48755150.87355847.7
3Display Results15150.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691150.969184407.6