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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 “headhunters” 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.

52 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
headhunters185205(None) 
headhunter1762241headhunter_
headhunted1871972headhunte_d
headhunts1643122headhunt__s
haunters11329543h_a__unters
headhunt1544693headhunt___
headhunting1951793headhunting
headliners14144333headlin_ers
headmasters17174303headmasters
headquarters2561433headquarters
headwaiters1852623headwaiters
headwaters1754253head_waters
adjusters1744164__adjusters
bowhunters1841684_bowhunters
chaunters1455824cha__unters
chunters133910904___chunters
daunters9329854___daunters
deadeners1146284dead_en_ers
deadpanners1571354deadpanners
enchanters1545224_enchanters
encounters1244554_encounters
flaunters1234514fla__unters
foxhunters2341704_foxhunters
haunter103111154h_a__unter_
headcounts1652014headcount__s
headers113819394head____ers
headgates1446384head_gate_s
headiness132510364head_in_ess
headliner13135394headlin_er_
headlines13119014headlin_e_s
headmaster16204644headmaster_
headnotes1344654head_note_s
headphones19114754headphon_e_s
headquarter2451504headquarter_
headshrinkers246474headshrinkers
headwaiter1752914headwaiter_
headwater1655034head_water_
hearkeners1743984hearken_ers
hearteners1346214hearten_ers
heaters104225224hea____ters
heathers143914734heath___ers
hunters103915734____hunters
nonhunters1344734_nonhunters
peashooters1652344peashooters
pothunters1543344_pothunters
recounters1246214re_counters
rencounters1343304rencounters
roadrunners1251174roadrunners
saunters82911754_sa__unters
shunters113210754___shunters
taunters8259274_ta__unters
vaunters11327754_va__unters

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 Filter1786911488190.500357382.0
2DLD Change Limit148819528.65617192.6
3Display Results52520.0331575.8
 (SQL Overall)178691529.18919446.2
 
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