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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 “turtlebacks” 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.

26 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
turtlebacks195173(None) 
turtleback1852021turtleback_
turtlenecks1751392turtlenecks
turtleneck1651663turtleneck_
cutbacks1845814cu_t__backs
fiddlebacks2451474fiddlebacks
firebacks2046304fir__ebacks
fullbacks2043604fu__llbacks
horsebacks2144144hor_sebacks
outbacks1638984ou_t__backs
pullbacks1943774pu__llbacks
quarterbacks2971704quarterbacks
quillbacks2752274qu_illbacks
rollbacks1744644__rollbacks
sticklebacks2161134sticklebacks
supplejacks2851494supplejacks
tailbacks1744424t_ail_backs
talkbacks1643784t__alkbacks
throwbacks24734584thr_owbacks
tiebacks1646334___tiebacks
turtledoves1561014turtledoves
turtleheads1551774turtleheads
turtlenecked19111164turtlenecked
turtlers8258204turtle___rs
turtles72914344turtle____s
whalebacks2453004_whalebacks

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 Filter1786911488190.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148819269.26316066.0
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691269.68518450.3
 
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