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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 “shortheads” 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.

32 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
shortheads174381(None) 
shorthead1644471shorthead_
hotheads15318022_ho_theads
shitheads1645042sh_itheads
shortbreads17131982shortbreads
shorthands1743492shorthands
softheads1644552s_oftheads
soreheads1346072s_oreheads
boltheads1545123_boltheads
foreheads1647033_foreheads
hardheads1745773_hardheads
hogsheads1773673_hogsheads
hopheads17276613_ho_pheads
hothead14349293_ho_thead_
potheads14298543_po_theads
scareheads1643383scareheads
sheepheads1943653sheepheads
shithead1535523sh_ithead_
shortbread16132083shortbread_
shorted113614403short_e_d_
shortens11288993short_e_ns
shorthair1543023shorth_air
shorthairs1672813shorthairs
shorthand1643753shorth_and
shorthorns1643613shorthorns
shortias1148093short_ia_s
shorties11414583shortie__s
shortness1236733shortne_ss
showbreads1952083showbreads
showerheads2151843showerheads
softhead1545003s_ofthead_
sorehead1246973s_orehead_

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 Filter1786911406030.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit140603325.78324313.2
3Display Results32320.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691326.18628886.4
 
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