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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 “freehandedness” 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.

28 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
freehandedness226219(None) 
forehandedness2262822forehandedness
evenhandedness2272283evenhandedness
openhandedness2162453openhandedness
fatheadedness2163664fathea_dedness
freehanded1843404freehanded____
freehandedly2361384freehanded__ly
handedness1545904____handedness
hardhandedness2372104hardhandedness
offhandedness2462264_offhandedness
underhandedness2171814underhandedness
beardedness1544595__be_ardedness
boneheadedness2163485boneheadedness
eggheadedness2073285egghea_dedness
extendedness2152775__extendedness
fadedness1445615f____a_dedness
friendliness1651955frie__ndliness
hardheadedness2372965hardhea_dedness
hotheadedness2163685hothea_dedness
pigheadedness2163725pighea_dedness
pinheadedness2064175pinhea_dedness
preparedness1753885pr_epa_redness
relatedness1245605_r_ela_tedness
relaxedness1953285_r_ela_xedness
resignedness1452595_resign_edness
roundedness1354295_r__oundedness
strandedness1453695__strandedness
trueheartedness1972675trueheartedness

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 Filter178691950240.703254183.5
2DLD Change Limit95024286.83013912.7
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691287.54923670.8
 
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