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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 “silverbacks” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

31 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
silverbacks225181(None) 
silverback2151791silverback_
givebacks2143993gi_ve_backs
riverbanks1952283ri_verbanks
silverwares1752133silverwares
cornerbacks2151924cornerbacks
diebacks1745964di__e_backs
firebacks2046304fi_re_backs
flarebacks2143004_flarebacks
giveback2044074gi_ve_back_
haversacks2252214_haversacks
overpacks2075964__overpacks
paperbacks2243714_paperbacks
ridgebacks2052324ridge_backs
riverbank1842534ri_verbank_
setbacks1686304s___etbacks
sidetracks1752954si_detracks
silverberry1951284silverberry
silverers12215754silver__ers
silveriness1443854silveriness
silverings1443844silver_ings
silvers104714044silver____s
silversides1552584silversides
silverware1652284silverwa_re
silverweeds1851654silverweeds
skewbacks1943514s__kewbacks
slingbacks1952354s_lingbacks
slotbacks1743864s_l_otbacks
superbanks1845984s_uperbanks
sweepbacks2352984s_weepbacks
tiebacks1646334ti__e_backs

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819319.15616253.7
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691319.59218629.2
 
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