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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 “featherhead” 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.

60 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
featherhead215306(None) 
featherheads2252591featherheads
featherbed19174662featherbe_d
feathered16188892feather_e_d
featherheaded2461862featherheaded
fathered151510433f_ather_e_d
fatherhood2053293f_atherhood
featherbeds20193573featherbeds
featherier1645803featherie_r
featheriest1745683featheriest
featherless1743913featherless
heathered16149463heather_e_d
leathered13148713leather_e_d
leatherleaf17262263leatherleaf
letterhead1442353le_tterhead
waterhead1644393_wat_erhead
weathered16168513weather_e_d
aethereal1244594ae_ther_eal
beachhead2042584beach__head
blathered15168354blather_e_d
ethereal1146784_e_ther_eal
fathead1437864f_at___head
fatheaded1744274f_atheade_d
fatherhoods2153034f_atherhoods
fatherland1753004f_atherland
fatherless1644214f_atherless
feather133613504feather____
featherbedded2471604featherbedded
featherbrain20122344featherbrain
featheredge1972714featheredge
featheredged21102054featheredged
feathering17108794feather_ing
featherings18105374featherings
feathers143513244feather___s
feathery17368074feather___y
featured1237684feat_ur_e_d
festered122512104fest_er_e_d
fettered12259494fe_tter_e_d
flatbread1542294flat_br_ead
flathead1535804flat___head
flattered13188624flatter_e_d
furthered1644474further_e_d
gathered13149374_gather_e_d
gearhead1344434gea___rhead
hammerhead2152194_hammerhead
lathered121512324_lather_e_d
leatherneck2051784leatherneck
leatherwood1852724leatherwood
letterheads1552154le_tterheads
meathead1436794meat___head
neatherd12107194neather___d
regathered15124574regather_e_d
rethread1245354re_th_r_ead
slathered13148544slather_e_d
tethered1238494te_ther_e_d
waterheads1744244_wat_erheads
weatherboard2152964weatherboard
weatherized2745174weatherized
weatherman1854244weather_man
weathermen1844504weatherme_n

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819609.04616451.4
3Display Results60600.0302000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691609.49918811.6
 
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