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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 “headstone” 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.

50 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
headstone136547(None) 
headstones1465361headstones
earstone848602_earstone
gladstone1144632gladstone
headphone18124732headphone
headstand1444522headstand
headstock1943012headstock
headstrong1552392headstrong
loadstone1044492loadstone
toadstone1044582toadstone
bondstone1275523bondstone
capstone1237653_capstone
claystone1444683claystone
earstones948523_earstones
eyestone1146533_eyestone
felstone1146863fe_lstone
fieldstone1452133fieldstone
flagstone1344283flagstone
gemstone1145843ge_mstone
gladstones1244663gladstones
goldstone1194673goldstone
hailstone1244853hailstone
halftone1445163h_alftone
headline12129613head_line
headlong1334123head_long
headnote1245023head_note
headphones19114753headphones
headsman1446353headsman_
headsmen1465983headsmen_
headspace1752783headspace
headstall1343523headstall
headstands1543853headstands
headstay1543903headst_ay
headstays1643563headstays
headstocks2042823headstocks
hearthstone1761853hearthstone
heartsome1444003heartsome
heartsore1243803heartsore
heatstroke1752383heatstroke
histone10312843h__istone
holystone1555473holystone
hornstone1266073hornstone
keystone1545333ke_ystone
loadstones1144233loadstones
mudstone1145553_mudstone
sandstone1045643sandstone
soapstone1144143soapstone
toadstones1144343toadstones
veinstone1253853veinstone
whetstone1543243whe_tstone

Search took 8 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 Limit148641507.39020113.8
3Display Results50500.0301666.7
 (SQL Overall)178691507.84322783.5
 
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