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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 “thunderheads” 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.

30 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
thunderheads205192(None) 
thunderhead1952061thunderhead_
dunderheads1752552_dunderheads
chowderheads25101223chowderheads
dunderhead1642973_dunderhead_
thunderbirds1951673thunderbirds
thunderclaps2061363thunderclaps
thundered1444573thunder_e_d_
thunderers1443973thunder_e_rs
underheats1446053__underheats
chowderhead24111394chowderhead_
dunderheaded1952044_dunderheaded
hammerheads2251744_hammerheads
hundreds1344004_hund_r_e_ds
showerheads2151844sh_owerheads
thunderbird1851674thunderbird_
thunderbolts1851534thunderbolts
thunderclap1961304thundercla_p
thunderclouds2071164thunderclouds
thunderer1344254thunder_e__r
thunderous1443614thunder__ous
thunders1236954thunder____s
timberheads19111764t_imberheads
undereats10310224__under_eats
underfeeds1544234__underfeeds
undergrads1344794__undergrads
underhands1545454__underhands
underheat1348384__underhea_t
underloads1245234__underloads
underseas1087804__undersea_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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790307.58016463.1
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691307.98622375.5
 
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