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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 “dickhead” 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.

64 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
dickhead194414(None) 
dickheads2043631dickheads
dicked144920862dick_e_d
thickhead2242692thickhead
acidhead1542793acidhead
airhead1136993ai_rhead
bighead14126653bi_ghead
billhead1464433billhead
blackhead2184293blackhead
blockhead2152733blockhead
bulkhead1863673bulkhead
cohead123811123__cohead
crackhead2143323crackhead
deadhead1444433deadhead
decked145217623deck_e_d
deckhand1943103deckhand
diced95824683dic__e_d
dickens144410133dick_ens
dicker134521403dick_e_r
dickered16117533dickered
dickers144117663dick_ers
dickey165913523dick_e_y
dickeys17479303dick_eys
dickie133913113dickie__
dickier143512453dickie_r
dickies143416343dickie_s
dickiest153412503dickiest
diked115024683di_k_e_d
dinked124818353dink_e_d
dirked124912273dirk_e_d
dished114318713di_she_d
disked125015763disk_e_d
dispread1247103dispread
ditched143711903ditche_d
docked145018333dock_e_d
dockhand1953393dockhand
dopehead1544073dopehead
drophead1544613drophead
drumhead1542653drumhead
ducked144718013duck_e_d
duckweed1943023duckweed
dumbhead17102743dumbhead
gilthead1343323gilthead
juicehead2251753juicehead
kicked124415943kick_e_d
licked134621563lick_e_d
lunkhead1642963lunkhead
miched143913393mic_he_d
niched125514063nic_he_d
nicked135019683nick_e_d
nickled144010443nickle_d
picked154421313pick_e_d
pickled164011883pickle_d
pinhead13347073pi_nhead
pithead13419593pi_thead
ricked136523623rick_e_d
sickbed16396823sickbe_d
sicked134524403sick_e_d
sickled144713433sickle_d
thickheads2342493thickheads
ticked134720523tick_e_d
tickled144313133tickle_d
tickseed1584513tickseed
wicked164317413wick_e_d

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.546327272.9
2DLD Change Limit146162648.23317753.2
3Display Results64640.0331939.4
 (SQL Overall)178691648.81220278.1
 
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