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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 “heathery” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

27 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
heathery1734908(None) 
feathery17368071feathery
heathenry1843401heathenry
heather133914851heather_
heathers143914731heathers
leathery14438971leathery
eatery95316352_eat_ery
feather133613502feather_
feathers143513242feathers
hatchery19326382h_atchery
heater94828302heat_er_
heaters104225222heat_ers
heathen133410892heathe_n
heathens143210152heathens
heathered16149462heathered
heathier1438342heathier_
heathy156111212heath__y
lathery133911122_lathery
leather103815782leather_
leathern11398912leathern
leathers114215082leathers
neatherd12107192neatherd
sheather1458232sheather_
sheathers1557552sheathers
weather133513222weather_
weatherly1844402weatherly
weathers143412832weathers

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121059273.81331749.0
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691273.96945021.7
 
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