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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 “slotback” 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.

42 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
slotback164420(None) 
slotbacks1743861slotbacks
blowback2143992blowback
plowback2143302plowback
scatback1875032scatback
seatback1675822seatback
setback1567142s_etback
softback1944222softback
blowbacks2243673blowbacks
bootblack1952833bootblack
bootjack2343663bootjack
clawback2143843clawback
cutback1747093_cutback
fastback1944523fastback
fatback1836923_fatback
hogback1945453_hogback
holdback2044513holdback
outback15310653_outback
playback2144303playback
plowbacks2243123plowbacks
rollback1644883rollback
roorback1654813roorback
scatbacks1974713scatbacks
seatbacks17115603seatbacks
setbacks1686303s_etbacks
shoeblack2043153shoeblack
shoepack1943783shoepack
skewback1843903skewback
slack115021763sl___ack
slapjack2343193slapjack
slingback1852453slingback
snapback1854423snapback
snowbank1743233snowbank
snowpack1942753snowpack
softbacks2043883softbacks
stack114421693s__t_ack
stopbank1643453stopbank
sunback1548153s_unback
swayback2243683swayback
sweptback2252333sweptback
tomback17227743_tomback
wetback1875613_wetback

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162426.68621860.9
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691427.12525079.4
 
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