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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 “playlands” 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.

36 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
playlands154389(None) 
playland1444571playland_
flatlands1364302flatlands
lallands9338572_lallands
plowlands1542582plowlands
alands75418373__a_lands
badlands1236673_badlands
blacklands1944123blacklands
claybanks2042413claybanks
claypans1543873claypan_s
flatland1264963flatland_
garlands1038323_garlands
headlands1444903headlands
lalland83810183_lalland_
lallans74113533_lallan_s
lowlands1244373_lowlands
parklands1654713parklands
parlando1145413p_arlando
payloads1445293p_ayloads
pinelands1244933pinelands
placards1345813pla_cards
plafonds1443273pla_fonds
platanes102711883pla_tanes
platans93413123pla_tan_s
playacts1543813play_acts
playas114612283play_a__s
playbacks2244133playbacks
playdates1554903playdates
playdays1742973playda_ys
playless1334863playl_ess
playlets1334903playl_ets
playlists1444783playlists
playmates1646603playmates
playpens1534073playpen_s
plowland1442743plowland_
scablands1443783scablands

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641367.28320409.3
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691367.73223110.6
 
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