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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 “headwaters” 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.

29 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
headwaters175425(None) 
headwaiters1852621headwaiters
headwater1655031headwater_
headgates1446382headgate_s
headmasters17174302headmasters
headwaiter1752912headwaiter_
seawaters1235712sea_waters
shearwaters1751972shearwaters
breakwaters2062183breakwaters
dewaters122910723de__waters
eyewaters1543603_eyewaters
graywaters1742553graywaters
headers113819393head___ers
headgate1346483headgate__
headhunters1852053headhunters
headliners14144333headliners
headmaster16204643headmaster_
headnotes1344653headnote_s
headquarters2561433headquarters
headraces1546613headrace_s
headways1845003headwa__ys
heaters104225223he___aters
hesitaters1374853hesitaters
jerkwaters2441543jerkwaters
meltwaters1542963meltwaters
seawater1136603sea_water_
seedeaters1144903seedeaters
shearwater1652263shearwater_
toadeaters1144183toadeaters

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 Filter1786911406030.466383457.1
2DLD Change Limit140603295.98623488.6
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691296.46827626.9
 
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