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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 “sheepmen” 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.

82 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
sheepmen154464(None) 
sheepman1543851sheepman
seedmen1037682s_eedmen
shipmen14317282sh_ipmen
shopmen14277202sh_opmen
steepen9348652steep_en
wheelmen1643312wheelmen
chapmen1637283ch_apmen
cheapen14407623cheap_en
cheeped153410593cheep_ed
cheeper143610743cheep_er
chessmen1544463chessmen
deepen9339193_deep_en
freedmen1444553freedmen
freemen1238463free_men
gleemen1035723glee_men
headmen13259513_headmen
hegumen1355463_hegumen
hempen1338963_hemp_en
herdmen13238453_herdmen
reedmen1038333_reedmen
salesmen1047253salesmen
seamen84518563s__eamen
seedman1037373s_eedman
seedsmen1144303seedsmen
seemed95117613s_ee_med
seemer84418043s_ee_mer
seeped94317523s_eep_ed
seepier92912013s_eepier
semen75724103s__e_men
shapen114414653sh_ap_en
sharpen12389723sharp_en
shebeen1234553sh_ebeen
sheen85023313sh_e__en
sheened113511703shee_ned
sheeney13398933shee_ney
sheenie10159493sheenie_
sheenier11167423sheenier
sheenies111411543sheenies
sheep105321523sheep___
sheepcot15114253sheepcot
sheepdog1542363sheepdog
sheephead1863893sheephead
sheepish1645413sheepish
sheepskin1851993sheepskin
sheered113515453shee_red
sheerer103813843shee_rer
sheeted113813043shee_ted
sheeter103814913shee_ter
sheetfed1544143sheetfed
sheeve123412843shee_ve_
sheeves133911953shee_ves
shipman14247133sh_ipman
shipment15217593sh_ipment
shippen14298863sh_ippen
shlepped1633643shlepped
shopman14247263sh_opman
showmen15227173sh_owmen
sidemen1037943side_men
sleeken11326803slee_ken
sleeper93211563sleep_er
sleepier1036783sleepier
sokemen1337053soke_men
spearmen1234853spearmen
specimen1444423specimen
steeped103412283steep_ed
steepens10277113steep_ens
steeper93812773steep_er
steeple937323steeple_
steepled1135903steepled
steeples1038013steeples
steersmen1143233steersmen
supermen12311303supermen
sweeper12329373sweep_er
sweepier1355493sweepier
sweeten10267313swee_ten
wheelman1642813wheelman
wheelsmen1742083wheelsmen
wheeped16387503wheep_ed
wheeple1534853wheeple_
wheepled1733293wheepled
wheeples1634743wheeples

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162826.56322270.6
3Display Results82820.0302733.3
 (SQL Overall)178691827.01625469.1
 
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