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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 “shepherds” 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.

36 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
shepherds184322(None) 
shepherd1744371shepherd_
sheepheads1943652sheepheads
shepherded2052262shepherded
shepherdess2051412shepherdess
cepheids1644243_cepheids
hopheads17276603_hopheads
sapheads1466083s_apheads
scepters1237793scepter_s
shapers124016893shap_er_s
shearers113911323shearer_s
sheathers1557553sheather_s
shedders13267433shedder_s
sheephead1863893sheephead_
sheepherder2061873sheepherder
sheepherders2181633sheepherders
sheepsheads2061833sheepsheads
sheers94322403she__er_s
sheeters113111863sheeter_s
shellers112812573sheller_s
shelters113412813shelter_s
shelvers14388813shelver_s
shepherding2152273shepherding
sherberts1443593sherberts
sherds105614723s___herds
shewers134312053she_wer_s
shippers153012313shipper_s
shipyards1842983shipyards
shitheads1645043shitheads
shophars1646353shophar_s
shoppers153010763shopper_s
shushers14267053shusher_s
spheres123114353s__pheres
steppers12289283stepper_s
swanherds1642543swanherds
syphers15317273s_ypher_s

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641366.92021479.9
3Display Results36360.0301200.0
 (SQL Overall)178691367.37324235.9
 
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