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

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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182 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
bowhead163643(None) 
bowheads1745371bowheads
towhead1435221towhead
behead1239922b_ehead
bighead14126652bighead
bohea105013732bo_hea_
boheas114013212bo_heas
bolthead1445902bolthead
bonehead1445932bonehead
bowed114533422bow_e_d
bowled125018142bowle_d
bowsed125715972bowse_d
cohead123811122co_head
cowherd1636952cowherd
godhead1334762godhead
hophead16337922hophead
hothead14349292hothead
plowhead1742802plowhead
pothead133810392pothead
towheads1544812towheads
ahead96817053__ahead
airhead1136993airhead
arrowhead1641793arrowhead
bached145519893bache_d
baldhead1544273baldhead
barehead1446603barehead
bashed126225703bashe_d
bathed125518743bathe_d
bawled124415693bawle_d
bead75937923b___ead
beheads1338523b_eheads
beheld1236413b_eheld
bestead10389113bestead
bigheads15145653bigheads
billhead1464433billhead
blockhead2152733blockhead
blowed125016693blow_e_d
blowhard1743733blowhard
blowsed13449023blowse_d
blowzed22435973blowze_d
bluehead1444603bluehead
boated94221973boate_d
bobbed104315833bobbe_d
boche124216953boche__
boches134618523boche_s
boded95124963bo_de_d
bodhran1343943bodhran
bodied103814583bodie_d
boffed15369483boffe_d
bogbean1244643bogbean
bogged116019283bogge_d
boiled95020953boile_d
bolled94722653bolle_d
bolted94617803bolte_d
boltheads1545123boltheads
bombed134113873bombe_d
bonded104719953bonde_d
boned85133243bo_ne_d
boneheads1545203boneheads
bonged105719603bonge_d
bonked135517313bonke_d
boobed114514873boobe_d
booed85127273bo_oe_d
booked135319503booke_d
bookend14396643bookend
boomed115318133boome_d
booted94822733boote_d
boozed184813833booze_d
bopped134413403boppe_d
boreal84817213bo_real
boreas85421733bo_reas
bored85034303bo_re_d
borked135117293borke_d
boshes114721883boshe_s
bossed94816533bosse_d
botched153611903botche_d
bother115218063bothe_r
bothered142110393bothered
bothers124317753bothers
boughed143810263boughe_d
boused95322883bouse_d
bowel105621203bow_e_l
boweled132810693boweled
bowels114315593bow_els
bower107328183bow_e_r
bowered133113043bowered
bowers115523703bow_ers
bowery146012113bow_ery
bowleg12369183bowle_g
bowlegs13366823bowlegs
bowler114217313bowle_r
bowlers123715783bowlers
bowless123310313bowless
bowman13129853bow_man
bowmen1399853bowme_n
bowse105420633bowse__
bowses115718863bowse_s
bowyer14368923bowye_r
bowyers15438733bowyers
boxed154318613bo_xe_d
boyhood1646493boyhood
bread85523113b__read
browbeat1544883browbeat
browed125216393brow_e_d
browned134710973browne_d
browsed134511233browse_d
bulkhead1863673bulkhead
bullhead1464783bullhead
bushed124822383bushe_d
butthead1454513butthead
cathead1338753cathead
coheads13289233co_heads
cokehead1845063cokehead
colead94114643co_lead
coshed124217543coshe_d
cowed115637853cow_e_d
cowhand1665933cowhand
cowherb1735103cowherb
cowherds1735423cowherds
cowled125218393cowle_d
cowpea1337643cowpea_
cowpeas1437273cowpeas
cowshed1637773cowshe_d
dopehead1544073dopehead
dowed104632613dow_e_d
downed115314783downe_d
dowsed115015013dowse_d
drophead1544613drophead
egghead1343433egghead
fathead1437863fathead
forehead1537893forehead
fowled133914103fowle_d
godheads1443983godheads
gowned114410133gowne_d
head87137173___head
hogshead1673923hogshead
hopheads17276603hopheads
hotheads15318013hotheads
howked177312343howke_d
howled134014973howle_d
jarhead1835173jarhead
joshed174610903joshe_d
jowed164724423jow_e_d
jowled174210803jowle_d
jughead1933643jughead
longhead1345083longhead
lowed95233903low_e_d
lowlihead1641693lowlihead
moshed124517493moshe_d
mowed113629013mow_e_d
noshed104413503noshe_d
nowhere1337213nowhere
ohed87825183_o_he_d
oohed94214213_oohe_d
oread64619603_o_read
owed86833873_ow_e_d
owned95113233_owne_d
pinhead13347073pinhead
pithead13419593pithead
plowheads1842563plowheads
poohed123912523poohe_d
potheads14298543potheads
redhead1257053redhead
rowed94034323row_e_d
saphead1357773saphead
softhead1545003softhead
sorehead1246973sorehead
sowbread1443193sowbread
sowed94933863sow_e_d
subhead1387693subhead
toolhead1244353toolhead
towed95134583tow_e_d
towheaded1742823towheaded
towhee122613883towhe_e
towhees13277793towhees
vowed124424573vow_e_d
warhead1436603warhead
wheal115716183__wheal
wheat114924573__wheat
wowed124023773wow_e_d
yowed1253025183yow_e_d
yowled133811093yowle_d

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 Filter1786911340270.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit1340271825.90322704.9
3Display Results1821820.0632888.9
 (SQL Overall)1786911826.38927968.5
 
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