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

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

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

16 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
meads8542532(None) 
beads85429501beads
deads75726911deads
heads95127111heads
leads66028491leads
mads76845361m_ads
mead75531601mead_
meals75933371meals
means75831221means
meats75034051meats
meds75735361me_ds
meeds84920271meeds
melds84822381melds
menads95514381menads
mends84927691mends
reads64835271reads

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691287560.0931921408.6
2DLD Change Limit28756160.50057512.0
3Display Results16160.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691160.593301333.9