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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 “deadbeats” 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.

25 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
deadbeats134368(None) 
deadbeat1245801deadbeat_
deadbolts1343102deadbolts
deadheads1544022deadheads
deadbolt1245003deadbolt_
deadens93410693dead_e_ns
deadest93014883dead_est_
deadeyes1344563dead_eyes
deadhead1444433deadhea_d
deadlifts1443023deadlifts
deadness1039233deadne_ss
deadpans12205173dead_pans
debeaks1436103de__beaks
decadents1346393decad_ents
defeats113511233de__feats
downbeats1543193downbeats
drabbets13294823drabbe_ts
dreamboats1562213dreamboats
drumbeats1442323drumbeats
headgears1443153headgears
headrests13245023headrests
headsets1236053headse_ts
heartbeats1552783heartbeats
newsbeats1442663newsbeats
seatbelts1142983seatbelts

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641257.09320956.0
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691257.52923733.7
 
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