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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search formead” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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

16 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
mead7553160(None) 
bead75937921bead
dead65434241dead
head87137171head
lead56038851lead
mad68958711m_ad
meads85425321meads
meal65643171meal
mean65538091mean
meat66359601meat
med66146741me_d
meed74934701meed
meld75830471meld
menad85918981menad
mend75334031mend
read55942531read

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691139830.250714764.0
2DLD Change Limit13983160.25055932.0
3Display Results16160.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691160.500357382.0