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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 “waterhead” 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.

46 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
waterhead164439(None) 
waterheads1744241waterheads
warhead1436602wa__rhead
waterbed1436442waterbe_d
watered113014952water_e_d
waterhen1485302waterhe_n
waterhens1574962waterhens
waterleaf1543702waterleaf
watershed1644632watershe_d
waterweed1644622waterweed
airhead1136993_a_irhead
barehead1446603bare_head
catered103117773cater_e_d
cathead1338753cat__head
fathead1437863fat__head
featherhead2153063featherhead
hammerhead2152193hammerhead
jarhead1835173ja__rhead
laterad8310843later__ad
letterhead1442353letterhead
overhead152110363_overhead
riverhead1642993riverhead
stairhead1343323stairhead
wafered14288433wafer_e_d
wagered12299333wager_e_d
waitered1238753waiter_e_d
warheads1545853wa__rheads
watched163012823wat_che_d
waterbeds1544883waterbeds
waterbird1554503waterbird
waterer103314073water_e_r
waterers112312783water_ers
waterier11312083waterie_r
wateriest12312233wateriest
waterjet1848293waterje_t
waterjets1944463waterjets
waterleafs1642703waterleafs
waterless1238013waterless
waterman1397283water_man
watermen1377613waterme_n
watersheds1743533watersheds
waterway1745563water_way
waterweeds1743663waterweeds
waterwheel1952073waterwheel
wavered142910433waver_e_d
whitehead1943113white_head

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641466.92321470.6
3Display Results46460.0133538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691467.35624291.9
 
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