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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forhatchbacks” 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.

20 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
hatchbacks268308(None) 
hatchback2563311hatchback_
hatchecks2343592hatch_ecks
hunchbacks2652252hunchbacks
notchbacks2352172notchbacks
fatbacks1946003fat__backs
halfbacks2343993ha_lfbacks
hardbacks2145373ha_rdbacks
hardhacks2243703hardh_acks
hatcheck2244013hatch_eck_
hatchways2342663hatchwa_ys
hatracks1737533hat__racks
hunchback2552263hunchback_
matchbooks2352323matchbooks
matchlocks2352303matchlocks
matchmarks2352623matchmarks
notchback2252303notchback_
switchbacks2751983switchbacks
touchbacks23132913touchbacks
watchbands2152823watchbands

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603206.14322888.3
3Display Results20200.0131538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691206.56227231.2