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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 “haystack” 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.

29 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
haystack204401(None) 
haystacks2143371haystacks
hardtack1843992hardtack
hayrack1945542hay_rack
attack12148153_a_ttack
daystar1143443daysta_r
daystars1243903daystars
fastback1944523fa_stback
fatstock1743613fatstock
halfback2244243halfback
halftrack21122413halftrack
hardback2045633hardback
hardhack2143843hardhack
hardpack2043923hardpack
hardtacks1943803hardtacks
hassock1645443ha_ssock
hastate10313913ha_state
hatrack1638213ha_track
haycock2144313hay_cock
hayracks2045313hay_racks
hayrick1944183hay_rick
headstock1943013headstock
hopsack1845273hops_ack
joystick2442883joystick
payback2056453pay_back
ransack1346463rans_ack
restack1339433_restack
stack114421693___stack
unstack1337373_unstack

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 Filter1786911461620.466383457.1
2DLD Change Limit146162296.25323374.7
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691296.73226543.5
 
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