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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 “sandbanks” 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.

34 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
sandbanks164421(None) 
sandbank1544871sandbank_
sandbags1296372sandba_gs
sandbars11108782sandba_rs
bandanas11178573band_anas
databanks1642393databanks
gangbangs1442623gangbangs
handbags15116363handba_gs
handballs15116183handballs
handbooks1944393handbooks
hardbacks2145373hardbacks
kanbans1337723kan_ban_s
landmarks1643613landmarks
nonbanks1445033non_banks
pandanus1136433pand_anus
randans8313213rand_an_s
sandals82715203sand_a_ls
sandbag11106243sandba__g
sandbar10108193sandba__r
sandblasts1393683sandblasts
sandboxes1944463sandboxes
sandburrs12112783sandburrs
sandburs11105623sandb_urs
sandcracks1952633sandcracks
sanddabs1243903sandda_bs
sandlings11238093sandlings
sandman10310173sandman__
sanjaks1834963san_ja_ks
sarabands1245593sarabands
sardanas937813sard_anas
snapbacks1954303snapbacks
snowbanks1842943snowbanks
stopbanks1743033stopbanks
tanbarks1445563tan_barks

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641347.46619909.1
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691347.63823395.0
 
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