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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 “flinthead” 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.

33 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
flinthead164230(None) 
flintheads1741981flintheads
flathead1535802fl_athead
flinched17316702flinche_d
flinted114411892flint_e_d
printhead1543432printhead
clinched16347383clinche_d
fainted114211723faint_e_d
faithed1437163fai_the_d
fathead1437863f__athead
feinted11379623feint_e_d
flatheads1644873fl_atheads
flenched17267963flenche_d
flighted1646973flighte_d
flincher16256583flinche_r
flinchers17295473flinchers
flinches16358953flinche_s
flintier1136393flintie_r
flintiest1248433flintiest
flirted11428673flirt_e_d
flitched17256293flitche_d
flited104616583fli_t_e_d
flitted114011643fli_tte_d
gilthead1343323_gilthead
glinted9399373glint_e_d
linted74021823_lint_e_d
longhead1345083_longhead
lunkhead1642963_lunkhead
pinhead13347073_pin_head
pithead13419593_pi_thead
printheads1642853printheads
shithead1535523shi_thead
skinhead1643063skin_head

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 Filter1786911486410.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit148641339.56315543.3
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691339.90618038.7
 
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