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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 “headfuls” 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.

53 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
headfuls154431(None) 
headful1445561headful_
dreadfuls1442532dreadfuls
earfuls1036862_earfuls
handfuls15115752handfuls
hatfuls1386022h_atfuls
heedful1444312heedful_
needfuls1242402needfuls
bagfuls1334753_bagfuls
boatfuls1344823boatfuls
canfuls1248423_canfuls
capfuls1436523_capfuls
carfuls1249133_carfuls
cheekfuls2142433cheekfuls
chestfuls1742883chestfuls
deadfall1343313deadfall
deadfalls1443143deadfalls
dreadful1343223dreadful_
earful958963_earful_
eyefuls1343843_eyefuls
fearful1345593fearful_
hamauls12387813h_amauls
handful14127253handful_
hatful12108743h_atful_
hauls86123733h_a__uls
headends13326723headends
headers113819393head_ers
headfirst1642813headfirst
headfish1845443headfish
headhunt1544693headhunt
headhunts1643123headhunts
headily1478623head_ily
headings133510493headings
headless12289863headless
headpins1436103headpins
heads95127113head___s
headsails1343943headsails
headsets1236053headsets
headways1845003headways
heals85733453hea___ls
heedfully1943153heedfully
helpful1543963helpful_
hopefuls1644063hopefuls
jarfuls1754773_jarfuls
lapfuls1234503_lapfuls
needful1143863needful_
panfuls1237173_panfuls
readouts938903readouts
shelffuls1851703shelffuls
spadefuls1542683spadefuls
tearful1046033tearful_
trayfuls1443483trayfuls
vatfuls1384853_vatfuls

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162536.56322270.6
3Display Results53530.0134076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691536.99925530.9
 
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