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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 “backroom” 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.

61 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
backroom184609(None) 
backrooms1945631backrooms
backdoor1744692backdoor
backwood2046972backwood
ballroom1245022ballroom
barroom1139372ba_rroom
bathroom1545482bathroom
darkroom1543422darkroom
sickroom1643942sickroom
backbone1847443backbone
backcross1943923backcross
backdrop19114253backdrop
backdrops20144403backdrops
backdropt20124923backdropt
backflow2243373backflow
backhoe1847153back_hoe
backhoed2047013backhoed
backhoes1938543backhoes
backload1746833backload
backlog1635773back_log
backlogs1746633backlogs
backmost1846633backmost
backout15612953back_out
backrest1639393backrest
backrush1944103backrush
backstop1845563backstop
backwoods2146393backwoods
ballrooms1344143ballrooms
bankbook1543323bankbook
bankroll1443493bankroll
barrooms1237893ba_rrooms
bathrooms1644773bathrooms
bedroom1247083b_edroom
blackwood2144123blackwood
boardroom1443153boardroom
broom95022213b___room
buckaroo1644423buckaroo_
buckaroos1743803buckaroos
buckeroo1644313buckeroo_
buckeroos1744163buckeroos
buckram1746113buckr_am
checkroom2253173checkroom
darkrooms1642913darkrooms
dayroom1345233da_yroom
jackaroo2143983jackaroo_
jackaroos2243523jackaroos
jackboot2344783jackboot
jackeroo2143743jackeroo_
jackeroos2244043jackeroos
jackroll2142743jackroll
macaroon1246343macaroon
mailroom1244233mailroom
saleroom1047463saleroom
sickrooms1743433sickrooms
stockroom1753113stockroom
taproom1147963ta_proom
varoom11411413va__room
wardroom1445043wardroom
wareroom1346523wareroom
washroom1644453washroom
workroom1744303workroom

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162617.62319173.8
3Display Results61610.0331848.5
 (SQL Overall)178691618.09222082.4
 
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