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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 “featherbrains” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

52 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
featherbrains2113224(None) 
featherbrain20122341featherbrain_
featherbrained2371552featherbrained
scatterbrains1761243scatterbrains
featherbedding25111434featherbedding
featherbeddings26141254featherbeddings
featherbeds20193574featherb__eds
featheredging2261484featheredging
featherheads2252594featherhea_ds
feathering17108794feathe__r_ing
featherings18105374feathe__r_ings
leatherbacks2362094leatherb_acks
scatterbrain1661314scatterbrain_
weatherboards2262604weatherboards
betweenbrains207625betweenbrains
entertains1047625_ent_er_tains
eutherians1345315_euther_ia_ns
fathering161010095f_athe__r_ing
fatherland1753005f_ather_la_nd
fatherlands1852505f_ather_lands
featherbed19174665featherb___ed
featherbedded2471605featherbedded
featheredges2072605feather_edges
featherhead2153065featherhea__d
featherheaded2461865featherheaded
featherier1645805feathe__r_ier
featheriest1745685feathe__r_iest
featherless1743915feathe__rless
feathers143513245feathe__r___s
feedgrains1551775fe___edgrains
forebrains1544625f__ore_brains
heathenries1754555heathe_nr_ies
lamebrains1443385_la_me_brains
leatherback2252155leatherb_a_ck
leathering1488685leathe__r_ing
leatherleaves1961475leatherleaves
rattlebrains1461435_rattlebrains
scatterbrained197715scatterbrained
seatrains947605seat____rains
terrains8410325___t_er_rains
tetherballs1652055te_therb_alls
weatherboard2152965weatherboa_rd
weatherboarding2571305weatherboarding
weathercasts20252505weather_casts
weatherglass1961585weathergla_ss
weathering1798355weathe__r_ing
weatherings1895265weathe__r_ings
weatherizations3054075weatherizations
weatherizing2854355weather_izing
weatherman1854245weather_ma_n_
weatherpersons2271595weatherpersons
weatherproofs2461775weatherproofs

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790528.17315268.6
3Display Results52520.0301733.3
 (SQL Overall)178691528.59320794.9
 
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