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

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

20 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
dreadfuls144253(None) 
dreadful1343221dreadful_
dreadfully1852792dreadfully
dreamful1452962dreamful_
headfuls1544312_headfuls
breadnuts1243143breadnuts
deadfall1343313d_eadfall
deadfalls1443143d_eadfalls
dreadfulness1763883dreadfulness
dreads84115023dread___s
dreamfully1952713dreamfully
dreidels1033213dreid_els
dreidls934053dreid__ls
earfuls1036863__earfuls
headful1445563_headful_
needfuls1242403_needfuls
preadult1146973pread_ult
preadults1244283pread_ults
readouts938903_readouts
trayfuls1443483tr_ayfuls

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641206.46622988.1
3Display Results20200.0161250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691206.90525878.5