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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 “woodenheads” 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.

35 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
woodenheads195140(None) 
woodenhead1851631woodenhead_
woodenheaded2161202woodenheaded
maidenheads1851443maidenheads
woodenness1443723woodenne_ss
woodsheds1742943wood_she_ds
boneheads1545204_bone_heads
chowderheads25101224chowderheads
cokeheads1944474_coke_heads
copperheads2151894copperheads
dopeheads1644144_dope_heads
dunderheads1752554dunderheads
foreheads1647034_fore_heads
godheads1443984_god__heads
goldenseals135984goldenseals
gooseherds1562184goose_herds
greenheads1542994_greenheads
loggerheads1751234loggerheads
maidenhead1751504maidenhead_
overheads16248934__overheads
showerheads2151844showerheads
soreheads1346074_sore_heads
toolheads1343674too__lheads
waterheads1744244w_aterheads
whiteheads2042984white_heads
woodchats1842694wood_ch_ats
woodener1245764wooden_e__r
woodenest1347694wooden_e_st
woodennesses1643654woodennesses
woodenware17101754wooden_ware
woodenwares18101554woodenwares
woodhens1534104wood__he_ns
woodiness13147874woodin_e_ss
woodshed1644214wood_she_d_
woolsheds1642554woo_lshe_ds

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 Filter1786911488190.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148819358.68617133.2
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691359.13819554.7
 
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