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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forhairpieces” 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.

12 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
hairpieces175204(None) 
hairpiece1642331hairpiece_
earpieces1343352ea_rpieces
tailpieces1452062tailpieces
earpiece1243163ea_rpiece_
hairlines1237133hairli_nes
hairpins1365433hairpi__ns
harpies123818323ha_rpi__es
headpieces1852833headpieces
heelpieces17112213heelpieces
shankpieces2251213shankpieces
tailpiece1342243tailpiece_

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 Filter1786911406030.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit140603126.34622156.2
3Display Results12120.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691126.74926476.7