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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 “midlands” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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93 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
midlands124554(None) 
midland1136611midland_
badlands1236672badlands
inlands838782_inlands
islands837322_islands
mainlands1244692mainlands
midlines112613332midlines
rimlands1145242rimlands
tidelands1144082tidelands
wildlands1443272wildlands
alands75418373__alands
badland1147653badland_
biplanes1238573biplanes
disbands1237353disbands
elands74914773__elands
fenlands1245183fenlands
filmlands1542903filmlands
garlands1038323garlands
glands85314403__glands
headlands1444903headlands
highlands17114113highlands
hollands12247273hollands
implants1237883implants
inland7310313_inland_
island738533_island_
lallands9338563lallands
lands65426903___lands
ligands9438983li_gands
lowlands1244373lowlands
mainland1145213mainland_
mallards1138323mallards
medians103214213median_s
mediants11299493mediants
medlars10259443medla_rs
midairs1037203mid_airs
middays14335663midda_ys
middens11379383midden_s
middlings14194313middlings
midlegs1156323midl_egs
midline102315103midlin_e
midlists1137523midlists
midlives14287463midlives
midrange1244433midrange
midranges1344653midranges
midways16386183midwa_ys
migrants1138183migrants
miladi938883mi_la_di
miladis1049823mi_ladis
milady1236613mi_la_dy
milages103114403mi_lages
mildens10339933milden_s
milds86422053mi_l__ds
millages113212903millages
milliards1246193milliards
millines102718063millines
millings113712583millings
millponds1443503millponds
milords10117853mi_lords
minds85427123mi___nds
minuends1143893minuends
minyans1237263minyan_s
misadds1136303mi_sadds
misbinds1345163misbinds
misbrands1445153misbrands
mislaid1039303mislaid_
mislays12349243misla_ys
misleads11358543misleads
misplans1238863misplan_s
misplants1347313misplants
missends11368233missends
mistends11419593mistends
moorlands1244203moorlands
mudlarks1542883mudlarks
norlands936443norlands
outlands988563outlands
pinelands1244933pinelands
relands85214883_relands
ribands10208393ri_bands
ribbands1344563ribbands
rimland1035663rimland_
sidebands1344443sidebands
silanes72517163si_lanes
solands84412343_solands
sunlands936383sunlands
tideland1044633tideland_
trolands936423trolands
uplands1036943_uplands
viands1047813vi__ands
videolands1551973videolands
wetlands1244763wetlands
wildland1353843wildland_
woodlands1444153woodlands
yardlands1443583yardlands

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162936.93621073.0
3Display Results93930.0462021.7
 (SQL Overall)178691937.13825033.8
 
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