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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 “headlining” 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.

29 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
headlining155377(None) 
deadlining1364561deadlining
redlining111210292re_dlining
alining81917043__a_lining
beelining1236593be_elining
deadening1277583dead_ening
deadlifting1742503deadlifting
declining13129353de_clining
flatlining1443813flatlining
headhunting1951793headhunting
heading122919113head___ing
headline12129613headl__ine
headlined14135133headlin_ed
headliner13135393headlin_er
headliners14144333headliners
headlines13119013headlin_es
headlong1334123headl__ong
headspring17133243headspring
healing113922963hea_l__ing
hearkening1844533hearkening
heartening1446733heartening
leadening1176733lead_ening
readorning1245723readorning
realigning1245933rea_ligning
realising10313173rea_lising
realizing19313813rea_lizing
reclining121112283re_clining
redlinings12132793re_dlinings
relining93218743re__lining

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603296.40621948.6
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691296.82526181.8
 
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