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

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

41 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
holdback204451(None) 
holdbacks2144311holdbacks
halfback2244242halfback
hardback2045632hardback
hogback1945452ho_gback
rollback1644882rollback
blowback2143993blowback
boldface1662893boldface
callback1845343callback
coldcock1642773coldcock
comeback2045923comeback
fallback1944563fallback
feedback2043983feedback
fullback1943853fullback
goldbrick1951493goldbrick
halfbacks2343993halfbacks
hardbacks2145373hardbacks
hardhack2143843hardhack
hardpack2043923hardpack
hardtack1843993hardtack
hogbacks2044853ho_gbacks
holdable1437073holdable
holdall1145473hold_all
holdfast1553703holdfast
hopsack1845273ho_psack
horseback2044273horseback
humpback2343593humpback
mossback1843713mossback
outback15310653_outback
plowback2143303plowback
pollack1567333pol_lack
pullback1844243pullback
rollbacks1744643rollbacks
roorback1654813roorback
shellback2043623shellback
slotback1644203slotback
softback1944223softback
talkback1543933talkback
thornback20162553thornback
tomback17227743to_mback
whaleback2343273whaleback

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 Filter1786911461620.533335255.2
2DLD Change Limit146162417.59319249.6
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691418.14221946.8