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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 “blacklead” 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.

49 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
blacklead186390(None) 
blackhead2184291blackhead
blackleads1993381blackleads
backload1746832b_ackload
blacked163613372black_e_d
blackheads2264112blackheads
blackland1844652blackland
blackleg1734232blackle_g
blacklegs1843912blacklegs
blockhead2152732blockhead
backbeat1847843b_ackbeat
backbend1944783b_ackbend
backed155725723b_ack_e_d
backland1748103b_ackland
backless162910633b_ackless
backloads1846293b_ackloads
backseat1648903b_ackseat
beachhead2042583beachhead
blackbird2043573blackbird
blackboard2144253blackboard
blackcap2043073black_cap
blacken15439793black_e_n
blackened1845273blackened
blackens16388103black_ens
blacker154513513black_e_r
blackest16269303black_est
blackguard2062453blackguard
blackheart2153443blackheart
blacklands1944123blacklands
blacklist1746123blacklist
blackly1835253blackl__y
blackness1735663blackness
blackwood2144123blackwood
blanked144011223blank_e_d
blocked16449983block_e_d
blockheads2282703blockheads
buckled164411883b_uckle_d
cackled164613303_cackle_d
clacked164113603clack_e_d
crackhead2143323crackhead
crackled17428863crackle_d
flacked173711583flack_e_d
hackled173312493_hackle_d
lacked135324653_lack_e_d
mackled164111923_mackle_d
shackled18277603shackle_d
slacked143815453slack_e_d
spackled17297803spackle_d
tackled143913193_tackle_d

Search took 7 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 Limit148641496.33023482.0
3Display Results49490.0301633.3
 (SQL Overall)178691496.78026355.6
 
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