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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 “headmasterships” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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

31 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
headmasterships2611118(None) 
headmastership25101281headmastership_
headmasters17174304headmaster____s
masterships1855374____masterships
postmasterships24141834postmasterships
headmaster16204645headmaster_____
headmistress1861445headmistres___s
headmistresses2061185headmistres_ses
leaderships1794195lead____erships
mastership1755635____mastership_
postmastership23141925postmastership_
readerships1794655read____erships
commanderships2671926_commanderships
dealerships1753836___dea_lerships
editorships1764026_e_d__itorships
elderships1654456_eld____erships
headships1845676head______ships
headwaiters1852626headwaiter____s
headwaters1754256headwa_ter____s
helmsmanships2572366he_lm_smanships
leadership1694176lead____ership_
legateships1752296le__ga_te_ships
loadmasters1453316loadmaster____s
managerships2062486_ma_na_gerships
mateships1646476____ma_te_ships
memberships2253046me__m__berships
pastorships1895896____pastorships
primateships2183016_prima_te_ships
readership16104576read____ership_
seamanships18174636sea_ma___nships
senatorships1754356se__na_torships

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024317.97011922.7
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691318.34621410.4
 
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