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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 “halfheartednessa” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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

19 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
halfheartedness2582391halfheartedness_
coldheartedness2273124coldheartedness_
warmheartedness2472484warmheartedness_
bigheartedness2163515_bigheartedness_
downheartedness2372945downheartedness_
halfhearted2152185halfhearted_____
halfheartedly2671725halfhearted___ly
hardheadedness2372965hardhea_dedness_
kindheartedness2473175kindheartedness_
openheartedness2173095openheartedness_
softheartedness2282845softheartedness_
trueheartedness1972675trueheartedness_
affectedness2153206_a_ffe_ctedness_
bullheadedness2172556bullhea_dedness_
calculatedness1961526calcula_tedness_
fatheadedness2163666fa_thea_dedness_
hardhandedness2372106hardh_andedness_
hotheadedness2163686h_othea_dedness_
learnedness1243866__l__earnedness_

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 Filter178691658740.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit65874194.25315488.8
3Display Results19190.0131461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691194.59238913.5
 
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