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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 “waterheads” 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.

32 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
waterheads174424(None) 
waterhead1644391waterhead_
warheads1545852wa__rheads
waterbeds1544882waterbe_ds
waterhens1574962waterhe_ns
waterleafs1642702waterleafs
watersheds1743532watershe_ds
waterweeds1743662waterweeds
airheads1246133_a_irheads
catheads1438123cat__heads
fatheads1536763fat__heads
featherheads2252593featherheads
hammerheads2251743hammerheads
jarheads1944793ja__rheads
letterheads1552153letterheads
overheads16248933_overheads
riverheads1742743riverheads
stairheads1442763stairheads
warhead1436603wa__rhead_
waterbed1436443waterbe_d_
waterbirds1644053waterbirds
watered113014953water_e_d_
waterers112312783water_e_rs
waterhen1485303waterhe__n
waterjets1944463waterje_ts
waterleaf1543703waterlea_f
waterless1238013waterle_ss
watershed1644633watershe_d_
waterways1845093water_ways
waterweed1644623waterweed_
waterwheels2051653waterwheels
whiteheads2042983white_heads

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 Filter1786911406030.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit140603326.72020923.1
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691327.17324911.6
 
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