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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 “swellheaded” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

27 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
swellheaded195145(None) 
swellhead1642312swellhea__d
swellheads1752162swellhead_s
bullheaded1743043_bullheaded
spearheaded1851833spearheaded
wellhead1543503_wellhea__d
wellheads1653323_wellhead_s
beheaded1536374_be__headed
clearheaded1851714clearheaded
coolheaded1752914_coolheaded
deadheaded1742834_deadheaded
deleaded1148334_de_l_eaded
eggheaded1642564__eggheaded
levelheaded1951414levelheaded
redheaded1545084_re_dheaded
repleaded1336294_repl_eaded
sapheaded1644184s__apheaded
sellotaped13122574s_ellotaped
shepherded2052264she_pherded
softheaded1843234s_oftheaded
soreheaded1544304s_oreheaded
steelhead1343204steelhea__d
steelheads1442804steelhead_s
stellated1046804stell__ated
swelled113211704swell____ed
swellheadedness2371924swellheadedness
sweltered1344454swe_lte_red

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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819279.30016002.0
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691279.73318359.3
 
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