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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 “muddleheadedly” 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.

22 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
muddleheadedly26867(None) 
muddleheaded2171232muddleheaded__
bullheadedly2261214bu__llheadedly
bubbleheaded2061375bubbleheaded__
hardheadedly2461435hard__headedly
puzzleheaded276965puzzleheaded__
bullheaded1743046bu__llheaded__
chuckleheaded29121106chuckleheaded__
clearheadedly2310936_clearheadedly
degradedly1752236___d_egradedly
dunderheaded1952046dunderheaded__
fatheadedly2251856___fatheadedly
fiddlehead1951496fiddlehea__d__
fiddleheads2051496fiddlehea__d_s
hotheadedly2261856___hotheadedly
knuckleheaded2371086knuckleheaded__
multiheaded1853426mu_ltiheaded__
pigheadedly2261676___pigheadedly
softheadedly2361706__softheadedly
underhandedly2261766_underhandedly
wholeheartedly2771436_wholeheartedly
wrongheadedly2571166_wrongheadedly

Search took 10 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 Limit124790229.26613467.5
3Display Results22220.0131692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691229.66918480.8
 
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