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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 “sheepman” 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.

48 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
sheepman154386(None) 
sheepmen1544641sheepmen
seedman1037372s_eedman
shipman14247132sh_ipman
shopman14247262sh_opman
wheelman1642822wheelman
chapman1637893ch_apman
chessman1544823chessman
freedman1444143freedman
freeman1237343free_man
gleeman1035363glee_man
headman13229633_headman
herdman13238423_herdman
hetman112510603_h_etman
kneepan1372633kneep_an
reedman1037723_reedman
salesman1047353salesman
seaman84015903s__eaman
seedmen1037683s_eedmen
seedsman1144893seedsman
shaman113314283sh__aman
shebean1235763sh_ebean
sheen85023313shee___n
sheep105321523sheep___
sheepcot15114253sheepcot
sheepdog1542363sheepdog
sheephead1863903sheephead
sheepish1645413sheepish
sheepshank2251863sheepshank
sheepskin1851993sheepskin
sheepwalk2152483sheepwalk
sheitan1036573sh_eitan
sherpa1138093sherp_a_
sherpas1238093sherp_as
shipmen14317283sh_ipmen
shoepac1444013shoep_ac
shopmen14277203sh_opmen
showman15257293sh_owman
sideman1037973side_man
sokeman1337263soke_man
spearman1244943spearman
steepen9348653steep_en
steersman1143263steersman
stewpan1234193stewp_an
superman12310233superman
thespian1343203thespian
wheelmen1643323wheelmen
wheelsman1751883wheelsman

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162487.81318707.5
3Display Results48480.0133692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691488.26221628.1
 
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