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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 “timberheads” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

32 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
timberheads1911176(None) 
timberhead18152081timberhead_
hammerheads2251743hammerheads
riverheads1742743ri_verheads
timbered13137383timber_e_d_
timberlands1651793timberlands
airheads1246134ai___rheads
beheads1338524___be_heads
copperheads2151894copperheads
dumbheads1882434dumb__heads
dunderheads1752554dunderheads
figureheads195944figureheads
hammerhead2152194hammerhead_
letterheads1552154letterheads
limbered13158124limber_e_d_
limberness1443274limberne_ss
loggerheads1751234loggerheads
overheads16248934__overheads
riverhead1642994ri_verhead_
showerheads2151844showerheads
thunderheads2051924thunderheads
tiebreaks1562484tieb_r_eaks
timberings15124094timber_ings
timberland1552164timber_land
timberlines1583284timberlines
timberman1552904timber_ma_n
timbermen1543504timberme__n
timbers113111854timber____s
timberworks2251854timberworks
timbrels12265344timb_r_e_ls
timbres11249354timb_r_e__s
waterheads1744244_waterheads

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819328.95316622.2
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691329.38919032.0
 
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