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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 “backstabs” 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.

40 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
backstabs194547(None) 
backstab1845451backstab_
backstays2045651backstays
backsaws1946802backs_aws
backseats1746672backseats
backslaps1945252backslaps
backstage1845422backstage
backstages1945012backstages
backstair1744682backstair
backstairs1844472backstairs
backstamp2144192backstamp
backstamps2243252backstamps
backstay1945962backsta_y
backstops1945862backstops
jackstays2543002jackstays
backbeats1945763backbeats
backchats2245313backchats
backdates1848153backdates
backloads1846293backloads
backsaw1836203backs_a_w
backseat1648903backsea_t
backsets1638853backs_ets
backsides1887693backsides
backslap1844993backsla_p
backslash2044543backslash
backspace2145083backspace
backspaces2244713backspaces
backspins1945703backspins
backstabbed2152123backstabbed
backstabber2052123backstabber
backstabbers2161663backstabbers
backstop1845563backst_op
backstory2045283backstory
backwraps2244193backwraps
banksias1445893banksia_s
baristas1039723barista_s
bucksaws1943853bucks_aws
hacksaws2043923hacks_aws
jackstay2443133jacksta_y
jackstraws2651943jackstraws

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641406.22023897.3
3Display Results40400.0133076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691406.38927968.5
 
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