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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 “spearhead” 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.

41 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
spearhead154298(None) 
spearheads1642451spearheads
gearhead1344442_gearhead
speared104314422spear_e_d
spearheaded1851832spearheaded
deadhead1444433_deadhead
gearheads1444083_gearheads
jarhead1835173__jarhead
meathead1436793_meathead
overhead152110363ove_rhead
peached154315883_peache_d
pearled10411553_pearle_d
saphead1357773s__aphead
scarehead1543803s_carehead
searched14209253s_earche_d
seared75232843s_ear_e_d
sheared114516013shear_e_d
sheathed1547223sheathe_d
sheephead1863903sheephead
smeared104510623smear_e_d
spared95427493sp_ar_e_d
sparged113512763sp_arge_d
sparked143513143sp_arke_d
sparred104512863sp_arre_d
spathed134013183sp_athe_d
speaned103411523spea_ne_d
spearer93913663spear_e_r
spearers103711143spear_ers
spearheading1951863spearheading
spearman1244943spear_man
spearmen1234853spearme_n
speedread1342383speedread
speered103614813speer_e_d
speired103811103speir_e_d
splashed1435593splashe_d
spread9312533sp__r_ead
stairhead1343323stairhead
steelhead1343203steelhead
superheat14410893supe_rheat
swellhead1642313swellhead
warhead1436603__warhead

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 Filter1786911486410.516346300.4
2DLD Change Limit148641418.31317880.5
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691418.84520202.5
 
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