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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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85 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
lemans8531639(None) 
leans55536251le_ans
leman75622601leman_
lemons84415051lemons
limans84816301limans
remans84823001remans
atmans84413962atmans
beans75734692be_ans
bemas96424282bema_s
bemeans1148742bemeans
bemoans1138252bemoans
cleans85817052cle_ans
damans94715982damans
deans66131392de_ans
dedans85915072dedans
demand104314252demand
demands114311412demands
demeans1039722demeans
demons94917722demons
desmans1039002desmans
dewans105215142dewans
elans55527752_elans
germans1079472germans
gleans75014742gle_ans
hemins113417572hemins
hetmans12187592hetmans
humans112312432humans
jeans126022112je_ans
lagans75717782lagans
lamas75532792lama_s
lauans65113532lauans
leads66028492le_ads
leafs85721182le_afs
leaks95923912le_aks
lean46345242le_an_
leant56737782le_ant
leaps75522932le_aps
learns65513742learns
lears55938732le_ars
leas45954182le_a_s
lebens8310092lebens
legals73412732legals
legman949652legman_
lemmas10349162lemmas
lemon75618182lemon_
lemony11419552lemony
lemurs837252lemurs
lens46146492le__ns
levant9314492levant
levants1037722levants
levins94514652levins
ligans76817732ligans
liman75921602liman_
limas75627632lima_s
limens84618032limens
limns75718392lim_ns
loans56026462l_oans
logans76319062logans
lorans65117602lorans
lumas75622912luma_s
lumens85013972lumens
mans66354552__mans
means75831232me_ans
nemas75321572nema_s
peans75437642pe_ans
pecans101515832pecans
pekans121710552pekans
redans75421022redans
remains94117912remains
reman75730152reman_
remand95618962remand
remands104914882remands
remaps105012872remaps
romans84620242romans
sedans74816092sedans
semens84616972semens
sewans95215902sewans
somans84619302somans
tomans85419132tomans
ulemas888962ulema_s
unmans82211992unmans
vegans103910852vegans
weans85326742we_ans
womans114613652womans
yeans86624882ye_ans

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551852.73630172.1
3Display Results85850.0302833.3
 (SQL Overall)178691853.10957475.4
 
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