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

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

11 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
handwheels2012208(None) 
handwheel19112631handwheel_
bandshells1672373bandshells
cartwheels18121853cartwheels
chainwheels225913chainwheels
enwheels1442853_en_wheels
handbells1594363hand_bells
handheld1644463hand_h_eld
handhelds1743763hand_helds
handsels12317243hand__sels
pinwheels1742313pin_wheels

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.766233278.1
2DLD Change Limit140603115.56325274.7
3Display Results11110.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691116.32928233.7