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

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

58 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
headword164552(None) 
headwords1745341headwords
headwork1945791headwork
beadwork1846032beadwork
deadwood1444842deadwood
headboard1644932headboard
headwind1643872headwind
headworks2045952headworks
leadwork1645072leadwork
leadwort1247472leadwort
beadworks1945723beadworks
bearwood1445403bearwood
bedward1497473be_dward
deadwoods1544313deadwoods
earworm1238733_earworm
handwork1946903handwork
hardwood16155743hardwood
hayward1736413h_ayward
headband1544843headband
headboards1744333headboards
headed114020473head__ed
headend12398363head_end
header104422543head_er_
headers113819393head_ers
headier113212953headier_
headland1345613headland
headlock1844813headlock
headlong1334123headlong
headmost1445493headmost
headnote1245023headnote
headroom1446303headroom
headway1745553headw_ay
headways1845003headways
headwinds1743153headwinds
heard95222753hea___rd
heartwood1673513heartwood
heartworm1743313heartworm
hexachord2552603hexachord
keyword1844553ke_yword
leadworks1745123leadworks
leadworts1344733leadworts
leafworm1653903leafworm
loanword1244413loanword
madwort13611363_madwort
mealworm1544613mealworm
pearwood1444833pearwood
readorn8310463read_orn
rearward1245783rearward
redwood1236513re_dwood
reword106321403re__word
roadwork1645453roadwork
seatwork1546773seatwork
seaward1148173sea_ward
swearword1642343swearword
teakwood1643973teakwood
teamwork1744563teamwork
threadworm1951443threadworm
wheatworm2042183wheatworm

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.216827273.1
2DLD Change Limit146162587.39319770.3
3Display Results58580.0301933.3
 (SQL Overall)178691587.63923391.9