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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forwhaleback” 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.

17 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
whaleback234326(None) 
whalebacks2453001whalebacks
halfback2244242_halfback
bareback1846093_bareback
callback1845333_callback
fallback1944553_fallback
flareback2043183flareback
halfbacks2343993_halfbacks
hardback2045633_hardback
holdback2044513_holdback
leaseback1752573leaseback
shellback2043603shellback
talkback1543933_talkback
whaleboat1753853whaleboat
whaleboats1852493whaleboats
whalebone1753343whalebone
whaleman1643973whalema_n

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 Filter1786911486410.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit148641177.72019254.0
3Display Results17170.0161062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691177.90622601.9