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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 “chowderhead” 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.

26 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
chowderhead2411139(None) 
chowderheads25101221chowderheads
chowdered1944012chowder_e_d
chowderheaded2761032chowderheaded
showerhead2051952show_erhead
copperhead2042353c_opperhead
showerheads2151843show_erheads
thunderhead1952063thunderhead
cheerlead1593004ch__eerlead
choppered1964884chopper_e_d
chowder16387814chowder____
chowdering2044164chowder_ing
chowders17387544chowder___s
cokehead1845064c_o_ke_head
copperheads2151894c_opperheads
cowered133214654c_ow_er_e_d
dunderhead1642974_dunderhead
hammerhead2152194_hammerhead
loggerhead1651454_loggerhead
overhead152110364__o_verhead
powdered15256894_powder_e_d
scowdered1643744scowder_e_d
showbread1842304show_br_ead
showered1537014show_er_e_d
thunderheads2051924thunderheads
woodenhead1851634_woodenhead

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819268.90316715.6
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691269.34219127.7
 
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