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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 “southlands” 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.

26 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
southlands146335(None) 
southland1363711southland_
northlands1443182northlands
outlands988562_out_lands
southwards1743602southwards
brushlands1651873brushlands
bushlands1543403_bushlands
heathlands1743403heathlands
lotuslands1151773lotuslands
northland1343553northland_
outflanks1643233_outflanks
outland81212343_out_land_
outplans10259533_outplan_s
outstands1045543_outstands
shetlands1343743shet_lands
shorthands1743493shorth_ands
softheads1644553softhea_ds
solands84412343so___lands
soutanes8312933sout__anes
southeasts1344233southeasts
southerns12347213southern_s
southings13246233south_ings
southpaws1742183southpa_ws
southrons1245843southron_s
southward1653933southward_
sunlands936383s_u_nlands

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.483369960.7
2DLD Change Limit140603265.69024710.5
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691266.18928872.4
 
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