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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forheadstrong” 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.

13 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
headstrong155239(None) 
headspring17133242headspring
headstone1365472headst_one
hamstring1546003h_amstring
hamstrung1541733h_amstrung
headlong1334123head__long
headsprings18122393headsprings
headstand1444523headst_and
headstock1943013headst_ock
headstones1465363headst_ones
headstream1652593headstream
heartstring1552673heartstring
heatstroke1752393heatstroke

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603136.87620448.4
3Display Results13130.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691137.29624491.6