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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 “needfuls” 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.

25 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
needfuls124240(None) 
needful1143861needful_
headfuls1544312headfuls
heedful1444312heedful_
needfully1642982needfully
cheekfuls2142433cheekfuls
dreadfuls1442533dreadfuls
earfuls1036863_earfuls
eyefuls1343843_eyefuls
handfuls15115753handfuls
headful1445563headful_
heedfully1943153heedfully
needers84111903need_ers
needfulness1593993needfulness
needily1166323need_ily
needle73310613need__le
needlers9287423needlers
needles83211563need_les
needless9308333needless
needs65719633need___s
peepuls1134923pee_puls
sneerful1143553sneerful_
teenful1045563teenful_
unheedful1661903unheedful_
unneedful1351763unneedful_

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 Limit146162257.42319690.4
3Display Results25250.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691257.84622774.8
 
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