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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 “bridgeheads” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

30 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
bridgeheads199132(None) 
bridgehead1871441bridgehead_
bigheads15145653b_i_g_heads
bridgeless1452153bridgele_ss
abridgements1853044abridgements
acidheads1642654acid__heads
baldheads1644134bald__heads
beheads1338524b____eheads
bighead14126654b_i_g_head_
billheads1564254b_i_llheads
birdfeeds1641794birdfe_e_ds
birdseeds1342244birdse_e_ds
blueheads1544064b__lueheads
boneheads1545204b__oneheads
bridesmaids176874brid_esmaids
bridewells1651324brid_ewells
bridged12339034bridg__e_d_
bridges113911334bridg__e__s
bridgeworks2251524bridgeworks
bubbleheads1851624bubbleheads
buffleheads2351504buffleheads
crispheads1842354cri_spheads
fiddleheads2051494fiddleheads
juiceheads2351874jui_ceheads
maidenheads1851444maidenheads
printheads1642854pri_ntheads
redheads1336174_red__heads
riverheads1742744_riverheads
springheads18102244spring_heads
whiteheads2042984whi_teheads

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819309.45315743.0
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691309.88918069.7
 
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