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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 “whitehead” 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.

27 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
whitehead194312(None) 
whiteheads2042991whiteheads
shithead1535522shit_head
whitebeard1951832whitebeard
whitened1535182whitene_d
hitched163312253_hitche_d
hothead14349293_hot_head
juicehead2251753juicehead
pithead13419593_pit_head
shitheads1645043shit_heads
thickhead2242693thickhead
waitered1238763waitere_d
waterhead1644403w_aterhead
whished17428023whi_she_d
whitebeards2051673whitebeards
whitecap1842723white_cap
whited134814083whit__e_d
whitener1435743whitene_r
whiteners1535253whiteners
whiteness1546493whiteness
whitewood1953223whitewood
whither163510253whit_he_r
whittled1594913whittle_d
witched163012193w_itche_d
withed134416233w_it_he_d
withheld1842353w_ithheld
writhed14389623writ_he_d

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641277.36020195.8
3Display Results27270.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691277.78022968.0
 
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