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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 “sheepshearers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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
sheepshearers21699(None) 
sheepshearer2061141sheepshearer_
sheepherders2181633sheep_herders
sheepsheads2061833sheepshea__ds
sheepshearing2261333sheepshearing
sheepshearings239993sheepshearings
sheepheads1943654sheep_hea__ds
sheepherder2061874sheep_herder_
sheepshanks2351634sheepsh_a_nks
sheepshead1961944sheepshea___d
besmearers1442825__be_smearers
cheerleaders1851555chee_rleaders
seedeaters1144905s_ee__deaters
sharpshooters2161395sharpshooters
shearers113911325_____shearers
sheepberries1952185sheep_berries
sheepberry2051825sheep_be_r_ry
sheephead1863895sheep_hea___d
sheepishness2052935sheepish__ness
sheepishnesses2153015sheepishnesse_s
sheepshank2251855sheepsh_a__nk
shelterers1344345sh_e_lte_rers
shepherdess2051415sh_ep_herdess
shepherds1843225sh_ep_he_r_ds
sleepyheads2051165sleepyhea__ds
spearers103711145s___p__earers
superheaters1755395supe_rheaters
sweepstakes2051205sweeps_take_s
sweethearts1751385swee_thear_ts

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790298.37614898.5
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691298.77920354.4
 
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