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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 “catheads” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

132 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
catheads143812(None) 
cathead1338751cathead_
fatheads1536761fatheads
cathects1545792cathects
cathexes2036272cathexes
cathexis2045752cathexis
coheads13289232c_oheads
fathead1437862fathead_
flatheads1644872flatheads
hotheads15318012hotheads
jarheads1944792jarheads
mastheads1545242mastheads
meatheads1545962meatheads
pitheads14338142pitheads
potheads14298542potheads
sapheads1466082sapheads
warheads1545852warheads
acidheads1642653acidheads
ahead96817053_a_head_
airheads1246133airheads
altheas1038223althea_s
attends8257593_attends
baldheads1644133baldheads
bathed125518743bathe_d_
bathers124720363bathe_rs
bathes116524833bathe__s
bathmats1545933bathmats
beheads1338523_beheads
bigheads15145653bigheads
boltheads1545123boltheads
bowheads1745373bowheads
buttheads1553903buttheads
cached145419203cache_d_
caches137926913cache__s
cachets145014263cache_ts
calends1039523ca_lends
carloads1138393carloads
cartloads1244523cartloads
cashaws15398573cash_aws
cashed125124353cashe_d_
cashes114729883cashe__s
cashews15428603cashe_ws
catbirds1344203catbirds
catboats1247873catboats
catchers153114063catche_rs
catches144320773catche__s
catclaws1543633catclaws
catenas9313113cat_enas
caterans10313223caterans
caters85336503cat_e_rs
cates75951893cat_e__s
cathect1439863cathe_ct
cathedra14104773cathedra
cathedrals16113093cathedrals
cathedras15104823cathedras
catheter1338153catheter
catheters1437013catheters
cathodal14155413cathodal
cathode1338993cath_ode
cathodes1439393cathodes
catnaps1197033cat_naps
catspaws1543163catspaws
catted95422473catte_d_
caveats1239803ca_veats
cepheids1644243cepheids
chads116122233c__h_ads
chateaus1346013chat_eaus
cheaps134613683c__heaps
cheats114519543c__heats
citherns13338873citherns
cithers124315773cithe_rs
clubheads1762483clubheads
coattends1243913coattends
cohead123811123c_ohead_
cokeheads1944473cokeheads
coleads102911423c_oleads
cowherds1735423cowherds
crackheads2242893crackheads
deadheads1544023deadheads
eggheads1442923eggheads
fatheaded1744273fatheaded
fathers133916503fathe_rs
flathead1535803flathead_
gateaus866333gat_eaus
gathers114315073gathe_rs
gearheads1444083gearheads
giltheads1443123giltheads
goatherds1444203goatherds
godheads1443983godheads
hardheads1745773hardheads
hashheads1543393hashheads
hatreds11307813hatre_ds
heads95127113___heads
hopheads17276603hopheads
hothead14349293hothead_
jarhead1835173jarhead_
jetbeads1842483jetbeads
jugheads2042923jugheads
lathed104718453lathe_d_
lathers104321883lathe_rs
lathes95127493lathe__s
masthead1435883masthead_
meathead1436793meathead_
nailheads1343653nailheads
neatherds1395773neatherds
oatmeals1043843oatmeals
outhears11810393outhears
outleads9278763outleads
outreads9289003outreads
pathways1944273pathways
pinheads14336243pinheads
pithead13419593pithead_
pothead133810393pothead_
railheads1343973railheads
redheads1336173redheads
rethreads1344483rethreads
retreads937823retreads
saphead1357773saphead_
scareheads1643383scareheads
scathed134012643scathe_d_
scathes124515713scathe__s
shitheads1645043shitheads
softheads1644553softheads
steads74116223_st_eads
subheads1496533subheads
threads11419953__threads
towheads1544813towheads
treads74817923__treads
unthreads1343633unthreads
untreads936223untreads
warhead1436603warhead_
waterheads1744243waterheads

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit1461621327.01620832.7
3Display Results1321320.0462869.6
 (SQL Overall)1786911327.46823927.6
 
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