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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 “threadless” 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.

41 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
threadless144247(None) 
treadless1036001t_readless
breadless1235942_breadless
headless12289862_h_eadless
threaders1365742thread_ers
threadiest1444282threadiest
threadiness1543462threadiness
treadlers1045892t_readlers
treadles939702t_readle_s
chadless1436403ch__adless
dreamless1243513_dreamless
greedless1144893_greedless
heatless113011463_h_eatless
heedless12278813_h_eedless
leadless9248793__leadless
roadless937703__roadless
shrewdness1742533shrewdness
tearless848713t__earless
thawless1434083th__awless
thewless1433923th_e_wless
threaded1366323thread_e_d
threader1256733thread_e_r
threadfins1741973threadfins
threadier1354473threadie_r
threadlike1841943threadlike
threads11419953thread___s
threapers1444773threa_pers
threatens1254673threa_tens
thriftless1642213thriftless
tiredness1036933tire_dness
tireless82510263tire__less
toadless936313t__oadless
tramless1037503t_r_amless
treacles1039703t_reacle_s
treaders93311843t_read_ers
treadle8310103t_readle__
treadled1067123t_readle_d
treadler936863t_readle_r
treddles1036263t_reddle_s
treeless839283t_re_eless
wheatless1534003wh_eatless

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 Filter1786911406030.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit140603416.17322777.1
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691416.59227107.3
 
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