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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 “headband” 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.

52 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
headband154484(None) 
headbands1644341headbands
headland1345611headland
hatband1346822h_atband
headboard1644932headboard
headend12398362head_end
headlands1444902headlands
headman13229632headman_
headstand1444522headstand
headwind1643872headwind
badland1147653_badland
beadman12249153beadman_
broadband1543023broadband
deadman11238423deadman_
deadpan11225233deadpan_
deadpans12205173deadpans
deodand1035713deod_and
graduand1143893graduand
hairband1444573hairband
hatbands1446293h_atbands
headboards1744333headboards
headed114020473head__ed
headends13326723head_ends
headgate1346483headgate
headhunt1544693headhunt
heading122919113head_ing
headlamp1642853headlamp
headline12129613headline
headlined14135133headlined
headlong1334123headlong
headmen13259513headmen_
headpin1336003headpin_
headpins1436103headpins
headrace1446663headrace
headsail1244423headsail
headsman1446353headsman_
headstands1543853headstands
headway1745553headwa_y
headways1845003headways
headwinds1743153headwinds
headword1645523headword
heartland1343653heartland
heathland1643963heathland
henbane1237353he_nbane
herdman13238423herdman_
husband1345653h_usband
leadman10237843leadman_
neckband1742533neckband
sweatband1542073sweatband
weasand1135503wea_sand
weazand2043613wea_zand
wheatland1641953wheatland

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 Filter1786911461620.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit146162528.75016704.2
3Display Results52520.0501040.0
 (SQL Overall)178691529.25319311.7
 
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