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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 “knucklehead” 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.

21 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
knucklehead206135(None) 
knuckleheads2161231knuckleheads
chucklehead2651492chucklehead
knuckleheaded2371082knuckleheaded
chuckleheads2761303chuckleheads
knuckled1463563knuckl__e_d
bubblehead1751754_bubblehead
bucklered1844544_bucklere_d
bufflehead2271704_bufflehead
chuckleheaded29121104chuckleheaded
knackered1543684knack_ere_d
knuckle1254234knuckl__e__
knuckleball1861234knuckleball
knucklebone1861294knucklebone
knuckler1383624knuckl__e_r
knucklers1483044knuckl__ers
knuckles1384454knuckl__e_s
knucklier1442304knuckl_ie_r
knuckliest1542554knuckl_iest
snakehead1742774sn_ak_ehead
turtlehead1451934_turtlehead

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819217.92318783.2
3Display Results21210.0161312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691218.35921377.1
 
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