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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 “fatheaded” 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.

41 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
fatheaded174427(None) 
fathead1437862fathea__d
fatheadedly2251852fatheadedly
fatheads1536762fathead_s
fathered151510432fathe_red
hotheaded1744852hotheaded
mastheaded1743542mastheaded
sapheaded1644182sapheaded
airheaded1443953airheaded
attended1035763_attended
bareheaded1763953bareheaded
beheaded1536373_beheaded
bigheaded1743923bigheaded
cathead1338753cathea__d
catheads1438123cathead_s
cathected1744543cathected
coheaded1536603_coheaded
deadheaded1742833deadheaded
eggheaded1642563eggheaded
fathomed1744733fath_omed
fattened12268283fatte_ned
featherbed19174663featherbed
feathered16188893feathe_red
flathead1535813flathea__d
flatheads1644873flathead_s
gathered13149383gathe_red
hardheaded1953853hardheaded
headed114020473___headed
lathered121512333lathe_red
pigheaded1743813pigheaded
pinheaded1644223pinheaded
redheaded1545083redheaded
rethreaded1543273rethreaded
retreaded1137053retreaded
softheaded1843233softheaded
steaded92811673_st_eaded
threaded1366323__threaded
towheaded1742823towheaded
treaded95014283__treaded
unthreaded1543533unthreaded
untreaded1137983untreaded

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 Limit148641417.20320636.0
3Display Results41410.0331242.4
 (SQL Overall)178691417.65623340.0
 
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