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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 “backslides” 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.

32 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
backslides194526(None) 
backsides1887691backs_ides
backslide1845881backslide_
backslider1944191backslider
backsliders2052781backsliders
backside17108142backs_ide_
backslid1746272backslid__
backslidden2192222backslidden
banksides16104852banks_ides
rockslides1752772rockslides
backbites19108633back_bites
backfires2046173back_fires
backflips2243333backfli_ps
backlists17117413back_lists
backshores2145323backshores
backslaps1945253backsl_aps
backslashes2253443backslashes
backsliding2153203backsliding
backspaces2244713backspaces
backspins1945703backspi_ns
backstages1945013backstages
backswings2243113backswings
bakelites1545993ba_kelites
balklines1536743balk_lines
bankside15115653banks_ide_
blackflies2143733blackfli_es
docksides17154283docks_ides
jacksnipes2551963jacksnipes
landslides1284183landslides
rockslide1642773rockslide_
tailslides1142873tailslides
tracksides1744163tracks_ides

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603326.08023125.5
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691326.51327436.1
 
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