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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 “headstreams” 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.

42 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
headstreams175209(None) 
headstream1652591headstream_
headstays1643563headst__ays
jetstreams1951533je_tstreams
midstreams1542573_midstreams
airstreams1252714_airstreams
bedspreads1651804be_dspreads
bedsteads1352694be_dst_eads
bedstraws1542404be_dstr_aws
bitstreams1451974_bitstreams
bloodstreams17141014bloodstreams
estreats839424_e__streats
gastreas957254_ga_strea_s
hairstreaks1851854hairstreaks
headdress1443754head_dre_ss
headgears1443154head__gears
headmistress1861444headmistre_ss
headrests13245024head__rests
headrooms1555184head__rooms
headsets1236054heads__e_ts
headsprings18122394headsprings
headstall1343524headst__all
headstalls1453224headst_alls
headstand1444524headst__and
headstands1543854headst_ands
headstay1543904headst__a_y
headstocks2042824headst_ocks
headstones1465364headst_ones
headstrong1552394headstr_ong
heartbeats1552784hea_rtbeats
heartbreaks2052004heartbreaks
heatstrokes1852254heatstrokes
jetstream1852224je_tstream_
leadscrews1651034leadscre_ws
mainstreams1552274mainstreams
midstream1443574_midstream_
millstreams1571514millstreams
redreams1195954re_d__reams
roadsteads12111854roadst_eads
seamstress1242284seamstre_ss
slipstreams1551364slipstreams
streams94713374____streams

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819429.07616397.0
3Display Results42420.0331272.7
 (SQL Overall)178691429.53218746.4
 
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