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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 “headsman” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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85 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
headsman144635(None) 
beadsman1355611beadsman
headman13229631head_man
headsmen1465981headsmen
herdsman1465641herdsman
leadsman1145241leadsman
beadman12249152bead_man
beadsmen1385882beadsmen
deadman11238422dead_man
headmen13259512head_men
headstand1444522headstand
headstay1543902headstay
helmsman1553502helmsman
herdman13238422herd_man
herdsmen1464832herdsmen
leadman10237842lead_man
leadsmen1154792leadsmen
seedsman1144892seedsman
adman84517903__ad_man
badman113813843_bad_man
bandsman1346753bandsman
batsman1157993_batsman
beadmen12299453bead_men
bedeman12168843be_deman
bedesman1345083bedesman
boatsman1245703boatsman
bondsman1345693bondsman
chessman1544823che_ssman
clansman1245813clansman
cragsman1345213cragsman
daysman1335053_daysman
deadmen11248573dead_men
deadpan11225233dead_pan
deathsman1543003deathsman
desman9311693de__sman
fieldsman1542323fieldsman
gasman92911743_ga_sman
glassman1145183glassman
guardsman1342523guardsman
hackman1836433h_ackman
handyman1745233handyman
hangman1337813h_angman
hanuman1237133h_anuman
headband1544843head_band
headgear1343373headgear
headlamp1642853headlamp
headland1345613head_land
headpin1336003head_pin
heads95127113heads___
headsail1244423headsail
headset11312603heads_et
headsets1236053headsets
headship1745743headship
headspace1752783headspace
headstall1343523headstall
headstands1543853headstands
headstays1643563headstays
headstone1365473headstone
headway1745553head_way
hearsay1335523hears_ay
hebdomad1742433hebdomad
helmsmen1552843helmsmen
henchman1844013henchman
herdmen13238453herd_men
hessian1035853he_ssian
hetman112510603he__tman
hexosan1744333hexos_an
huntsman1343863huntsman
landsman1156853landsman
leadmen10277903lead_men
lensman937563le_nsman
madman113712383_mad_man
meatman1137903mea_tman
messman1137283me_ssman
newsman1245503ne_wsman
oarsman937733_oarsman
reedman1037723reed_man
reinsman1045833reinsman
rodsman1036653_rodsman
seaman84015903sea__man
seedman1037373seed_man
seedsmen1144303seedsmen
tradesman1244643tradesman
wheelsman1751873wheelsman
woodsman1444793woodsman

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162857.42019698.4
3Display Results85850.0332575.8
 (SQL Overall)178691857.87622688.0
 
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