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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 “headwork” 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.

65 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
headwork194579(None) 
beadwork1846031beadwork
headword1645521headword
headworks2045951headworks
leadwork1645071leadwork
beadworks1945722beadworks
handwork1946902handwork
headlock1844812headlock
headwords1745342headwords
leadworks1745122leadworks
leadwort1247472leadwort
roadwork1645472roadwork
seatwork1546782seatwork
teamwork1744562teamwork
daywork1845653_daywork
deadlock1644233deadlock
deadwood1444843deadwood
earworm1238743_earworm
fieldwork2062213fieldwork
flatwork1845393flatwork
hackwork1945113hackwork
haddock1885583h_addock
hairwork1845073hairwork
handiwork2043013handiwork
handworks2046703handworks
hayfork2043763h_ayfork
headboard1644933headboard
header104422543head_er_
headers113819393head_ers
headier113212953headier_
headlocks1944463headlocks
headlong1334123headlong
headmost1445493headmost
headnote1245023headnote
headroom1446303headroom
headstock1943013headstock
headway1745553headw_ay
headways1845003headways
headwind1643873headwind
heartworm1743323heartworm
homework2045833homework
leadworts1344733leadworts
leafworm1653913leafworm
legwork1545663le_gwork
madwort13611363_madwort
mealworm1544623mealworm
meshwork2043553meshwork
metalwork1843403metalwork
network1446803ne_twork
readorn8310483read_orn
rework136619793re__work
roadworks1745313roadworks
seatworks1646303seatworks
shellwork1943253shellwork
spadework19133593spadework
studwork1643693studwork
teamworks1844593teamworks
threadworm1951453threadworm
warwork1757583_warwork
waxwork24104883_waxwork
webwork1944843we_bwork
wheatworm2042193wheatworm
wheelwork2243163wheelwork
woodwork1955933woodwork
yardwork1944513yardwork

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 Filter1786911461620.843211970.3
2DLD Change Limit146162658.58017035.2
3Display Results65650.0302166.7
 (SQL Overall)178691659.45318903.1
 
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