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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 “gearheads” 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.

39 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
gearheads144408(None) 
gearhead1344431gearhead_
deadheads1544022deadheads
jarheads1944792_jarheads
meatheads1545962meatheads
spearheads1642452spearheads
warheads1545852_warheads
airheads1246133_airheads
beachheads2142433beachheads
beheads1338523be__heads
catheads1438123_catheads
deadhead1444433deadhead_
eggheads1442923_eggheads
fatheads1536763_fatheads
flatheads1644873flatheads
geared85317743gear_e_d_
gearless937373gearle_ss
gearwheels1751253gearwheels
giltheads1443123giltheads
goatherds1444203goatherds
godheads1443983g_odheads
greenheads1542993greenheads
hardheads1745773_hardheads
jarhead1835173_jarhead_
meathead1436793meathead_
metalheads1652793metalheads
neatherds1395773neatherds
overheads16248933overheads
redheads1336173re_dheads
rereads81512293re_r_eads
rethreads1344483rethreads
retreads937823retr_eads
sapheads1466083_sapheads
scareheads1643383scareheads
spearhead1542983spearhead_
stairheads1442763stairheads
warhead1436603_warhead_
wellheads1653323wellheads
yearends12234483year_ends

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641396.64022385.7
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691396.81226231.8
 
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