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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 “thickheaded” 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.

28 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
thickheaded255148(None) 
thickhead2242692thickhea__d
thickheads2342492thickhead_s
thickened1944303thick_e_ned
thicketed1943613thick_e_ted
airheaded1443954_ai_rheaded
bigheaded1743924_bi_gheaded
chickadee2163744chick__adee
chickened2144624chick_e_ned
chickweed2443164chickwe__ed
chuckleheaded29121104chuckleheaded
coheaded1536604___coheaded
dickhead1944144_dickhea__d
dickheads2043634_dickhead_s
hardheaded1953854_hardheaded
hotheaded1744854_h_otheaded
lunkheaded1942124_lunkheaded
pigheaded1743814_pi_gheaded
pinheaded1644224_pi_nheaded
shickered19115724shick_e_red
thickener1844164thick_e_ner
thicknesses2043914thicknesses
threaded1366324th___readed
ticketed15146644t_ick_e_ted
tickseed1584514t_ickse__ed
towheaded1742824t__owheaded
tracheated1646334trac_heated
whickered22114034whick_e_red

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819287.92318783.2
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691288.35921377.1
 
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