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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 “soreheaded” 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.

24 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
soreheaded154430(None) 
bareheaded1763952bareheaded
boneheaded1743902boneheaded
softheaded1843232softheaded
sorehead1246972sorehea__d
soreheads1346072sorehead_s
airheaded1443953air_headed
beheaded1536373__beheaded
coheaded1536603co__headed
coolheaded1752913coolheaded
forefended1843243forefended
forehanded1844843forehanded
forehead1537893forehea__d
foreheads1647033forehead_s
hardheaded1953853hardheaded
hotheaded1744853ho_theaded
longheaded1653253longheaded
preheated1539813_preheated
redheaded1545083__redheaded
reheated122415003__reheated
sapheaded1644183s_apheaded
screeded1235643scre_e_ded
serenaded11215933sere_naded
towheaded1742823to_wheaded

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 Filter1786911406030.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit140603245.95323618.8
3Display Results24240.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691246.38927968.5
 
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