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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 “headstand” 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.

40 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
headstand144452(None) 
headstands1543851headstands
bedstand1244332be_dstand
handstand1444972handstand
hardstand1444472hardstand
headband1544842head_band
headland1345612head_land
headsman1446352headsman_
headstall1343522headstall
headstay1543902headsta_y
headstays1643562headstays
headstone1365472headstone
bandstand1343933bandstand
beadsman1355613beadsman_
bedstands1343503be_dstands
cabstand1344413_cabstand
grandstand1353173grandstand
handstands1543873handstands
hardstands1543663hardstands
headbands1644343head_bands
headboard1644933headboard
headend12398363head__end
headlands1444903head_lands
headman13229633head_man_
headsail1244423heads_ail
headsmen1465983headsmen_
headspace1752783headspace
headstalls1453223headstalls
headstock1943013headstock
headstones1465363headstones
headstrong1552393headstrong
headwind1643873head_wind
heartland1343653heartland
heathland1643963heathland
herdsman1465643herdsman_
homestand1544633homestand
leadsman1145243leadsman_
newsstand1351963newsstand
seastrand1043673sea_strand
weasand1135503wea_s_and

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641406.47022973.9
3Display Results40400.0133076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691406.90625874.7
 
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