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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 “quandary” 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.

39 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
quandary214343(None) 
quandang1943292quandang
quinary1936932quin_ary
angary10311323__angary
boundary1444753boundary
canary11314693_can_ary
granary1157793gran_ary
guanay1037913guan_a_y
laniary1068013_laniary
laundry1133513laund_ry
manuary1237773_manuary
qindar16317173q_indar_
qindars17267423q_indars
quackery2633113quackery
quadrat1769273qua_drat
quagmiry2341723quagmiry
quandangs2042253quandangs
quandaries2064413quandaries
quandong1942943quandong
quanta153911333quanta__
quantal16367893quanta_l
quantally2144063quantally
quantify2343863quantify
quantity2044733quantity
quarry1837473qua__rry
quasar1536833qua_sar_
quasars1646903qua_sars
quavery22225483qua_very
quintar16478603quintar_
quintars17337563quintars
quondam1943303quonda_m
squander1835533squander_
squanders1934443squanders
standard1046253standard
stannary1144613stannary
sudary1038703su__dary
sundry1057943su_nd_ry
unary8315993_u_n_ary
unwary1239823_u_nwary

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 Filter1786911461620.450397091.1
2DLD Change Limit146162397.51619446.8
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691397.98222386.7
 
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