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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 “headrace” 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.

46 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
headrace144666(None) 
headraces1546611headraces
headache1744702head_ache
headgate1346482headgate
headspace1752782headspace
bedrape1277693be_drape
deaerate9314173deaerate
earache1239323_ea_rache
embrace1388893_embrace
hatrack1638213h_atrack
hayrack1945543h_ayrack
headaches1845033head_aches
headachey2142553head_achey
headachy2043313head_achy
headband1544843headband
headgates1446383headgates
headlamp1642853headlamp
headland1345613headland
headline12129613headline
headlock1844813headlock
headman13229633headma_n
headnote1245023headnote
headpiece1742803headpiece
headrest122910203headrest
headroom1446303headroom
headsail1244423headsail
headspaces1852803headspaces
headwater1655033headwater
headway1745553headwa_y
headways1845003headways
hearable131611603hea_rable
hearse94114273hea_r_se
heartache1743703heartache
hetaerae1145533hetaera_e
hindrance1544473hindrance
huarache1644313hua_rache
hydrae13258573h_ydra_e
hydrase14287663h_ydrase
hydrate14239813h_ydrate
quadrate1888043quadrate
retrace91417343re_trace
seadrome1146513seadrome
shadrach1743973shadrach
sheldrake1752083sheldrake
terrace93311843te_rrace
vendace1357363vend_ace

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162467.17320376.7
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691467.59523527.5
 
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