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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 “featherbed” 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
featherbed1917466(None) 
featherbeds20193571featherbeds
feathered16188891feather_ed
fathered151510432f_ather_ed
featherhead2153072featherhead
featherier1645802featherier
heathered16149462heather_ed
leathered13148712leather_ed
weathered16168512weather_ed
blathered15168363blather_ed
deathbed1543393death__bed
fatheaded1744273f_atheaded
feather133613503feather___
featherbedded2471603featherbedded
featheredge1972713feather_edge
featheredged21102053featheredged
featherheads2252593featherheads
featheriest1745693featheriest
feathering17108793feathering
featherless1743913featherless
feathers143513243feather__s
feathery17368073feather__y
featured1237683feat_ur_ed
festered122512113fest_er_ed
fettered12259493fe_tter_ed
flattered13188643flatter_ed
furthered1644483further_ed
gathered13149383_gather_ed
lathered121512333_lather_ed
neatherd12107193neather__d
regathered15124573regather_ed
slathered13148553slather_ed
tethered1238493te_ther_ed
waterbed1436453_wat_erbed
weatherized2745173weatherized
weathermen1844503weathermen

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 Filter1786911406030.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit140603366.61021271.3
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691367.05925313.9
 
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