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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 “blueheads” 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.

51 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
blueheads154406(None) 
bluehead1444601bluehead_
beheads1338522b__eheads
bluebeards1542292bluebeards
bluebeats1343462bluebeats
bluejeans1841762bluejeans
blueweeds1542762blueweeds
boneheads1545202boneheads
bulkheads1963372bulkheads
bullheads1564282bullheads
clubheads1762482clubheads
baldheads1644133baldheads
barehead1446603barehead_
behead1239923b__ehead_
bigheads15145653b_igheads
billheads1564253billheads
blackheads2264113blackheads
bleeds95211593bl_e_e_ds
blockheads2282703blockheads
bluchers15359033bluche_rs
bluebeard1442683bluebeard
bluebeat1245533bluebea_t
bluebells1343083bluebells
bluebirds1442963bluebirds
bluecaps1442513blue_caps
bluecoats1343173bluecoats
bluegrass1242383bluegrass
bluejays2042063blue_jays
blueness1038213bluene_ss
blueweed1444043blueweed_
bluewoods1543803bluewoods
blushed134411753blushe_d_
blushers133911293blushe_rs
blushes124314823blushe__s
boltheads1545123boltheads
bonehead1445933bonehead_
bowheads1745373b_owheads
bulkhead1863673bulkhead_
bullhead1464783bullhead_
buttheads1553903buttheads
clubhead1662773clubhead_
cokeheads1944473cokeheads
dopeheads1644143dopeheads
drumheads1642293drumheads
flatheads1644873flatheads
foreheads1647033foreheads
jugheads2042923_jugheads
lunkheads1742803_lunkheads
plowheads1842563plowheads
soreheads1346073soreheads
subheads1496533_subheads

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641516.20023974.4
3Display Results51510.0331545.5
 (SQL Overall)178691516.65626846.6
 
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