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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 “shortbreads” 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.

41 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
shortbreads1713198(None) 
shortbread16132081shortbread_
shortheads1743812short_heads
showbreads1952082sho_wbreads
cornbreads1542863_cornbreads
shewbreads1951863sh_ewbreads
shorthead1644473short_head_
showbread1842303sho_wbread_
sowbreads1542853s_o_wbreads
sweetbreads17141633sweetbreads
cornbread1443064_cornbread_
flatbreads1652244_flatbreads
frybreads1841714__frybreads
heartbreaks2052004heartbreaks
homebreds17213994_homebre_ds
hornbeams1642294_hornb_eams
hotbeds13315004_ho_tb_e_ds
hotheads15318014_ho_t_heads
outbreaks1544074__outbreaks
outbreeds1244224__outbreeds
outreads9289004__out_reads
shewbread1842044sh_ewbread_
shirtdress1441814shirtdre_ss
shitheads1645044sh_it_heads
shoetrees1244354shoet_re_es
shorebirds1652524shoreb_irds
shortages1336514shortage__s
shorted113614404short__e_d_
shortened1345664shortene_d_
shorteners1345084shortene_rs
shortens11288994short__e_ns
shorthands1743494short_hands
shortias1148094short__ia_s
shorties11414584short_ie__s
shortness1236734short_ne_ss
showerheads2151844showerheads
softheads1644554s_oft_heads
soreheads1346074s_or_eheads
sowbread1443194s_o_wbread_
sportswears1651334sportswears
sweetbread16111854sweetbread_

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 Filter1786911488190.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148819418.47017570.1
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691418.91920034.9
 
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