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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forhandsprings” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

17 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
handsprings185246(None) 
handspring1743861handspring_
hairsprings1752202hairsprings
handprints1643972hand_prints
headsprings18122392headsprings
bedsprings1642343_bedsprings
daysprings1741573da_ysprings
hairspring1643303hairspring_
hamstrings1643013ha_mstrings
handlings14237333hand__lings
handprint1546983hand_prin_t
handseling1544323handseling_
handspikes2042833handsp_ikes
hankerings18244743han_kerings
headspring17133243headspring_
mainsprings1672403mainsprings
wanderings15215823wand_erings

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911216330.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121633178.00015204.1
3Display Results17170.0161062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691178.15621909.1