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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 “heal” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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316 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
heal7564569(None) 
deal56347411deal
feal713940421feal
head87137171head
heals85733461heals
heap96432891heap
hear76143881hear
heat77061421heat
heel75034221heel
heil76328931heil
hell75637891hell
hemal104419801hemal
herl75834551herl
leal46043271leal
meal65643171meal
peal68648101peal
real45750291real
seal45654371seal
sheal84927701sheal
teal45546501teal
veal76936811veal
weal75838681weal
wheal115716181wheal
zeal135530331zeal
aal39058672_aal
ahead96817052ahead
al210674042__al
anal48037522anal
areal55928732areal
axal116520492axal
baal67033112baal
bal56662722_bal
bead75937922bead
beak106534382beak
beam86939232beam
bean66443862bean
bear66844642bear
beat66168302beat
beau66137272beau
bel57148462be_l
bell66237182bell
cecal94619112cecal
ceil65725062ceil
cel56040552ce_l
cell65031722cell
cheap126915942cheap
cheat105732452cheat
chela103916802chela
coal66939252coal
dal47554952_dal
dead65434242dead
deaf85838402deaf
deals65435342deals
dealt65234282dealt
dean56039482dean
dear55343602dear
decal85523232decal
dedal75719022dedal
deil56231622deil
del46752752de_l
dell56938202dell
dhal86719282dhal
dial55935062dial
dual55928172dual
ear36867882_ear
earl45838142_earl
eat36989052_eat
eau37450942_eau
eel37946842_eel
egal55119432egal
el26745292_e_l
ell36735682_ell
fear75337792fear
feat76458222feat
fecal105119212fecal
feel75233842feel
fell76833072fell
feral85424652feral
fetal85623372fetal
foal76630922foal
gal46055512_gal
gear55934972gear
gel45642432ge_l
goal55829302goal
ha510259942h_a_
haaf106227732haaf
haar77323492haar
had77658762h_ad
hadal95518122hadal
hae67364002h_ae
haed86338582haed
haem95730982haem
haemal113811642haemal
haen76229452haen
haes77651022haes
haet75659502haet
hag77255742h_ag
hah910655222h_ah
hail74839062hail
haj138140602h_aj
halal85623592halal
hale76052832h_ale
half106238452h_alf
hall75741162hall
halm95834972h_alm
halo76437322h_alo
halt76056302h_alt
ham86363282h_am
hamal104623112hamal
hao67251122h_ao
hap87360052h_ap
harl75740002harl
has67372652h_as
hat67289962h_at
haul75530452haul
haw97153272h_aw
hay97358772h_ay
he58151952he__
heads95127112heads
heady125117262heady
healed105121442healed
healer94221802healer
health124712142health
heaps105223222heaps
heapy135914982heapy
heard95222752heard
hears86737372hears
heart85440742heart
heath115724282heath
heats85838402heats
heave114521812heave
heavy144814182heavy
hebe96424702hebe
heck135826492heck
heed86437602heed
heels85625532heels
heft106736292heft
heh96039622he_h
hehs106723962hehs
heils85222192heils
heir77523802heir
held85330402held
hello86522982hello
hells85032042hells
helm95530022helm
helo75332852helo
help95328922help
hem86148732he_m
heme95034412heme
hemp115725622hemp
hems95534942hems
hen67555272he_n
hens75642572hens
hent76656382hent
hep86644142he_p
her66547812he_r
herald10311342herald
herb94730962herb
herbal112513492herbal
herd84933062herd
here76447102here
herls85226432herls
herm95636152herm
hern76134892hern
hero74635782hero
hers75844872hers
hes66654202he_s
hest75950772hest
het67674312he_t
heth107028022heth
hets75547202hets
hew97642722he_w
hewn106719852hewn
hews105631572hews
hex137436172he_x
hexad164910622hexad
hexyl1844462hexyl
hey96741062he_y
hiemal11339502hiemal
hila76228352hila
hill76439492hill
hoar76729162hoar
hoax147718292hoax
horal86328682horal
howl107625692howl
hula74923752hula
hull75428782hull
hurl76029932hurl
hwan105716892hwan
hyetal1236542hyetal
hyla106716512hyla
ideal65716392ideal
ileal56118082ileal
jean116629282jean
jell117125872jell
kea76540912kea_
keas86337092keas
keel85729472keel
lea37660182lea_
lead56038852lead
leaf76441032leaf
leak86233712leak
lean46345242lean
leap66032682leap
lear47045952lear
leas45954182leas
legal65715942legal
mead75531602mead
meals75933382meals
mealy104422182mealy
mean65538092mean
meat66359602meat
medal86221332medal
mel56047482me_l
mell64935612mell
merl65830972merl
metal75427382metal
mewl95618322mewl
neap66927012neap
near45236502near
neat46356782neat
opal66923522opal
oral47638122oral
oval77119522oval
pal56761672_pal
pea56657242pea_
peag75431342peag
peak106535202peak
peals75235492peals
pean66147172pean
pear69745232pear
pearl75324462pearl
peas65755062peas
peat65967932peat
pedal86022502pedal
peel65535612peel
penal75228372penal
petal76526892petal
phial10313202phial
pial65636702pial
read55942532read
realm75621622realm
reals55038652reals
ream65841612ream
reap65934742reap
rear45644552rear
reel45240532reel
regal65023792regal
renal55929502renal
rhea75017432rhea_
rheas84816952rheas
rial45938092rial
sal36462882_sal
sea36161292sea_
seals54839702seals
seam66645972seam
sear47353842sear
seas45755272seas
seat47575562seat
seel45042982seel
sel38253322se_l
sell45840612sell
sepal77723002sepal
seral56336382seral
setal56430902setal
shea76031572shea_
sheaf115424122sheaf
sheals94420642sheals
shear85424832shear
sheas86331792sheas
shell84424122shell
sheol84318372sheol
shoal83920272shoal
sial45938832sial
steal56125472steal
tael46030712tael
tea37353322tea_
teak85930842teak
teals56234132teals
team66238652team
tear45242882tear
teas45851492teas
teat45963632teat
teel46335802teel
tel35647902te_l
tela45532972tela
tell44934702tell
tepal76319582tepal
thecal113310302thecal
thenal92712422thenal
ureal56722682ureal
uveal84411072uveal
veals84926192veals
vealy115817772vealy
veil75523592veil
vela75725542vela
venal85523212venal
vial76731092vial
weak117126302weak
weald95615022weald
weals85428742weals
wean75734352wean
wear75836722wear
weel75834082weel
well75832042well
wheals124512522wheals
wheat114924572wheat
wheel115515332wheel
yea66445752yea_
yeah106725412yeah
yean75834582yean
year76534252year
yeas78638422yeas
yell76028322yell
zeals145320852zeals
zoeal144813782zoeal

Search took 2 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 Filter178691298720.280638182.1
2DLD Change Limit298723160.90632971.3
3Display Results3163160.0803950.0
 (SQL Overall)1786913161.266141146.1
 
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