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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 “helpful” 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.

54 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
helpful154396(None) 
headful1445562headful
heedful1444312heedful
helpfully2052702helpfully
shelfful1742422shelfful
unhelpful1751632unhelpful
baleful1238003baleful
bellyful1642513bellyful
capful1368173_capful
cheekful2042823cheekful
cheerful1643983cheerful
chestful1644243chestful
cupful1356423_cupful
doleful1146333doleful
earful958963_earful
eelpout947783eelpout
eyeful1235903_eyeful
fearful1345593fearful
felafel1333723felafel
gleeful1144323gleeful
handful14127253handful
harmful1535763harmful
hateful13107683hateful
hatful12108743h_atful
hatsful13106193hatsful
headfuls1544313headfuls
healthful1852423healthful
helical12311153helical
helium112311253hel_ium
hell75637893hel___l
help95328923help___
helpable1536613helpable
helped124714153help_ed
helper114313093help_er
helpers123311853helpers
helping133512223helping
helps105219343help__s
hopeful1545913hopeful
hurtful1344853hurtful
hushful1644333hushful
jestful1745333jestful
lapful1156483_lapful
needful1143863needful
palmful1445053palmful
peepul1035783peep_ul
restful1038623restful
sheenful1443613sheenful
shelffuls1851703shelffuls
tearful1046033tearful
teenful1045563teenful
topful1136543_topful
wilful1235963wil_ful
willful1344533willful
zestful1945243zestful

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 Filter1786911340270.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit134027546.25021444.3
3Display Results54540.0163375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691546.65626846.6
 
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