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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 “sheepshearings” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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

21 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
sheepshearings23999(None) 
sheepshearing2261331sheepshearing_
sheepherdings2361253sheep_herdings
sheepshearers216993sheepshear_ers
cheeseparings217984chee_separings
sheepherding2251894sheep_herding_
sheepshanks2351634sheepsh_a__nks
sheepsheads2061834sheepshea___ds
sheepshearer2061144sheepshear__er
cheeseparing2061385chee_separing_
rehearings14214575__re__hearings
sharpshootings239915sharpshootings
shearings13337565_____shearings
sheepberries1952185sheep_berri_es
sheepheads1943655sheep_hea___ds
sheepherders2181635sheep_he_rders
sheepshank2251855sheepsh_a__n_k
sheepshead1961945sheepshea____d
sheepskins1951945sheeps___kin_s
shepherding2152275sh_ep_herding_
shoestrings1542645shoe_s__trings

Search took 7 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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024216.33015011.7
3Display Results21210.0131615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691216.70326658.4
 
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