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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 “jackstay” 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.

30 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
jackstay244313(None) 
backstay1945961backstay
jackstays2543001jackstays
backstab1845452backstab
backstays2045652backstays
jackstraw2552112jackstraw
backsaw1836203backs_aw
backseat1648903backseat
backslap1844993backslap
backstabs1945473backstabs
backstage1845423backstage
backstair1744683backstair
backstamp2144193backstamp
backstop1845563backstop
backstory2045283backstory
hacksaw1943713hacks_aw
jackal1937613jack__al
jackdaw2442843jack_daw
jacket194720673jacket__
jacketed22146533jacketed
jackets205011373jacket_s
jacks185219833jacks___
jackshaft2853493jackshaft
jackstone2244383jackstone
jackstraws2651943jackstraws
jacky215412343jack___y
jockstrap2451713jockstrap
lackaday1843133lackaday
mainstay1344023mainstay
rackety16499113racket_y

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162307.20320291.8
3Display Results30300.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691307.35924282.0
 
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