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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 “greenbacker” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

28 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
greenbacker205230(None) 
greenbackers2152021greenbackers
greenback1853442greenback__
greenbacks1953482greenback_s
greenbackism23131093greenbackism
greenbrier1352853greenb_rier
greenmailer1451813greenmailer
freebaser1443684free_ba_ser
gennaker1342924g__enna_ker
greenbackisms2416844greenbackisms
greenbriers1452264greenb_riers
greener83111714green____er
greengage1243254greenga_ge_
greengages1343404greenga_ges
greengrocer1561784greengrocer
greenier938714green___ier
greenkeeper1861824greenkeeper
greenmailed1551764greenmailed
greenmailers1561504greenmailers
greensick1642874greensick__
greenwashes1852434greenwashes
grenadier1144094gr_en_adier
linebacker1852774line_backer
preenacted1544974preen_acted
ransacker1543964_r_ansacker
reembarked1942924_reembarked
reenacted1236854_reen_acted
reenactor1184354_reen_actor

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819288.29617938.6
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691288.73520456.9
 
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