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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 “sheepherding” 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.

25 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
sheepherding225189(None) 
sheepherdings2361251sheepherdings
shepherding2152271sh_epherding
sheepherder2061873sheepherd_er
sheepherders2181633sheepherders
sheepshearing2261333sheepshearing
cheerleading1951614cheerleading
sceptering1545794s_cepter_ing
sheepberries1952184sheepberries
sheephead1863894sheephead___
sheepheads1943654sheephead__s
sheepshearings239994sheepshearings
sheering123715104sh_e__er_ing
sheltering1446494sh_elter_ing
shepherd1744374sh_epherd___
shepherded2052264sh_epherd_ed
shepherdess2051414sh_epherdess
shepherds1843224sh_epherd__s
shoehorning1851734shoe_horning
spearheading1951864spearheading
speedreading1761734speedreading
sphering142811944s___pher_ing
steepening1344044steep_e_ning
syphering18175734s__ypher_ing
telphering1644204_telpher_ing

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 Filter1786911247900.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit124790258.90614011.9
3Display Results25250.0131923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691259.34219127.7
 
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