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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 “clearheadedness” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

20 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
clearheadedness2210213(None) 
clearheaded1851714clearheaded____
clearheadedly2310934clearheaded__ly
eggheadedness2073284__eggheadedness
fatheadedness2163664__fatheadedness
hardheadedness2372964__hardheadedness
levelheadedness2381964_levelheadedness
longheadedness2063494_longheadedness
swellheadedness2371924swellheadedness
beardedness1544595_bear___dedness
boneheadedness2163485_boneheadedness
bullheadedness2172555_bullheadedness
celebratedness1962175celebr__atedness
hotheadedness2163685__hotheadedness
learnedness1243865_lear___nedness
pigheadedness2163725__pigheadedness
pinheadedness2064175__pinheadedness
roundheadedness2172435roundheadedness
softheadedness2273165_softheadedness
wrongheadedness2472465wrongheadedness

Search took 5 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 Filter178691658740.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit65874204.23315562.0
3Display Results20200.0161250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691204.56239169.4
 
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