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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 “longheads” 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.

49 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
longheads144423(None) 
longhead1345081longhead_
boneheads1545202boneheads
longhands1443612longhands
longheaded1653252longheaded
lunkheads1742802lunkheads
bigheads15145653_bigheads
blockheads2282703blockheads
boltheads1545123boltheads
bonehead1445933bonehead_
bowheads1745373bo_wheads
coheads13289233co__heads
cokeheads1944473cokeheads
congeals11309853cong_eals
dopeheads1644143dopeheads
eggheads1442923_eggheads
flintheads1741983flintheads
foreheads1647033foreheads
godheads1443983go_dheads
hogsheads1773663hogsheads
hopheads17276603ho_pheads
hotheads15318013ho_theads
jugheads2042923_jugheads
loggerheads1751233loggerheads
longans84510813long__ans
longboats1243923longboats
longed87121373long_e_d_
longers84819543long_e_rs
longes75925573long_e__s
longhair1242673longh_air
longhairs1342733longhairs
longhand1344493longh_and
longhorns1344133longhorns
longies82916553longie__s
longleaf1243663longlea_f
longleaves1452503longleaves
longnecks1642323longnecks
longness938553longne_ss
longueurs1042103longueurs
longways1543873long_ways
lowliheads1751423lowliheads
lunkhead1642963lunkhead_
pinheads14336243pin_heads
plowheads1842563plo_wheads
potheads14298543po_theads
softheads1644553softheads
soreheads1346073soreheads
toolheads1343673toolheads
towheads1544813to_wheads

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641496.98321286.1
3Display Results49490.0301633.3
 (SQL Overall)178691497.43624030.5
 
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