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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 “knuckleheaded” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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
knuckleheaded237108(None) 
chuckleheaded29121102chuckleheaded
knucklehead2061352knucklehea__d
knuckleheads2161232knucklehead_s
bubbleheaded2061374_bubbleheaded
chucklehead2651494chucklehea__d
chuckleheads2761304chucklehead_s
muddleheaded2171234_muddleheaded
puzzleheaded276964_puzzleheaded
bullheaded1743045_bu__llheaded
doubleheader1961555dou_bleheader
enucleated1345125enuc_l__eated
knuckleball1861235knuckle_ba_ll
knuckleballer2016915knuckleballer
knuckleballs1961115knuckle_balls
knucklebone1861295knuckle_bone_
knucklebones1961195knuckle_bones
knuckled1463565knuckl_____ed
lunkheaded1942125_lunk__headed
nucleated1247875_nuc_l__eated
thickheaded2551485thick__headed

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790218.95313938.3
3Display Results21210.0161312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691219.35919093.0
 
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