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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 “headwinds” 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.

35 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
headwinds174315(None) 
headwind1643871headwind_
headbands1644342headbands
headends13326722head_ends
headings133510492head_ings
headlands1444902headlands
headlines13119012headlines
headpins1436102headpin_s
headwords1745342headwords
beadings123711783bead_ings
deadlines11138503deadlines
deadwoods1544313deadwoods
enwinds11255553_e_nwinds
headband1544843headband_
headend12398363head_end_
headhunts1643123headhunts
headiness132510363head_iness
heading122919113head_in_g
headland1345613headland_
headline12129613headlin_e
headlined14135133headlined
headliner13135393headliner
headliners14144333headliners
headpin1336003headpin__
headstands1543853headstands
headways1845003headw_ays
headword1645523headword_
headworks2045953headworks
hearings123611853hea_rings
hoodwinks2042073hoodwinks
leadings103511243lead_ings
readings103512643read_ings
redwings13305733re_dwings
rewinds114810483re__winds
woodwinds1742793woodwinds

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641356.45323034.4
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691356.87525991.4
 
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