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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 “pullback” 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.

39 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
pullback184424(None) 
fullback1943851fullback
pullbacks1943771pullbacks
callback1845332callback
fallback1944552fallback
fullbacks2043602fullbacks
pollack1567332poll_ack
quillback2652332quillback
rollback1644882rollback
bullace113410673bull_ace
bullbat1158553bullba_t
bullbats1255893bullbats
bullneck1642933bullneck
bullock1537193bull_ock
buyback2045533bu_yback
callbacks1945023callbacks
cutback1747093cu_tback
fallbacks2044353fallbacks
fullface1642553fullface
halfback2244243halfback
holdback2044513holdback
humpback2343593humpback
mullock1535713mull_ock
outback15310653ou_tback
payback2056453p_ayback
plack135017843p__l_ack
playback2144303playback
plowback2143303plowback
pollacks1656373poll_acks
pollock1546843poll_ock
pullman1135403pullma_n
pullmans1253933pullmans
quillbacks2752273quillbacks
rollbacks1744643rollbacks
runback1556603ru_nback
shellback2043603shellback
sunback1548153su_nback
tailback1644923tailback
talkback1543933talkback

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162397.62619166.3
3Display Results39390.0133000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691398.05922172.9
 
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