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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 “dreadlock” 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.

16 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
dreadlock174225(None) 
deadlock1644231d_eadlock
dreadlocks1852191dreadlocks
deadlocks1743802d_eadlocks
headlock1844812_headlock
daglock1544263d__aglock
deadlocked1951763d_eadlocked
drammock1941953dr_ammock
earlock1336923__earlock
gridlock1642863gr_idlock
headlocks1944463_headlocks
padlock1665813__padlock
redock134311543_re_d_ock
relock124713523_re__lock
roadblock1852333_roadblock
wedlock1744553_we_dlock

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641168.20318120.3
3Display Results16160.0131230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691168.66920612.6
 
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