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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 “headfish” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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89 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
headfish184544(None) 
deafish1438532dea_fish
dealfish1545502dealfish
hagfish17227612h_agfish
headfirst1642812headfirst
headfishes2044412headfishes
redfish1437792re_dfish
sheatfish1843252sheatfish
toadfish1544902toadfish
weakfish2143522weakfish
batfish1558683_batfish
beamish14259293bea_mish
bearish123013273bea_rish
beauish12268513bea_uish
boarfish1635753boarfish
caddish143810123_caddish
catfish1559023_catfish
cheapish1844333chea_pish
coalfish1635493coalfish
codfish1637163_codfish
crawfish1944233crawfish
crayfish1944253crayfish
draffish1844553draffish
dwarfish1843783dwarfish
elfish1267963_e_lfish
faddish15359003_faddish
flatfish1744933flatfish
garfish14179203_garfish
goatfish1544293goatfish
goldfish1644203goldfish
grayfish1844483grayfish
hadith13312063h_ad_ith
hadjis17439653h_adjis_
haggish15207473h_aggish
haimish1537753h_aimish
hashish1238353h_ashish
hawkish2036553h_awkish
headers113819393headers_
headful1445563headf_ul
headfuls1544313headfuls
headier113212953head_ier
headiest123015553headiest
headily1478623head_ily
heading122919113head_ing
headless12289863headless
headlight1744323headlight
headline12129613headline
headmost1445493headmost
headpin1336003headpi_n
headpins1436103headpins
headrest122910203headrest
heads95127113head__s_
headwind1643873headwind
heimish1535463he_imish
hellish13310723he_llish
hennish1336863he_nnish
hogfish17257023h_ogfish
huffish1935713h_uffish
jadish17319903_jad_ish
jewfish2343543je_wfish
kaddish16317973_kaddish
laddish12299723_laddish
ladyfish1843803_ladyfish
ladyish14287823_ladyish
maddish14289483_maddish
mudfish1646263_mudfish
nerdish1137103nerd_ish
oafish121311723_oa_fish
oarfish13158613_oarfish
panfish15229973_panfish
peakish16268873pea_kish
radish103516913_rad_ish
raffish1658843_raffish
ratfish1338773_ratfish
reddish1238033re_ddish
sandfish1556683sandfish
sawfish1637683_sawfish
selfish1388513se_lfish
serfish1348973se_rfish
shellfish1843223shellfish
spadefish1842953spadefish
spearfish1743603spearfish
starfish1438083starfish
studfish1544523studfish
toadish1139063toad_ish
toadyish1544153toadyish
waifish1637703_waifish
weakish17217173wea_kish
wearish132310153wea_rish

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911461620.550324892.7
2DLD Change Limit146162898.65616885.6
3Display Results89890.0461934.8
 (SQL Overall)178691899.25219313.8
 
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