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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 “backfire” 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.

61 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
backfire194600(None) 
backfired2144541backfired
backfires2046171backfires
backbite1899172backbite
backfill1965062backfill
backfit18108212backfi_t
backfits19106952backfits
backside17108142backside
balefire1344662balefire
acquire1835603_acquire
afire86215913_a__fire
backache21126063backache
backbit17129103backbi_t
backbiter191786803backbiter
backbites19108633backbites
backbone1847443backbone
backdate1748223backdate
backer144525523back_er_
backers153821883back_ers
backfield2143383backfield
backfilled2253223backfilled
backfills20104653backfills
backfiring2243803backfiring
backfitted2253253backfitted
backflip2143093backflip
backflips2243333backflips
backflow2243373backflow
backhoe1847153back_hoe
backing165523443back_ing
backlist16910653backlist
backlit15911903backli_t
backshore2055883backshore
backsides1887693backsides
backslide1845883backslide
backward2048103backward
backyard2046843backyard
baculine1238983baculine
balefires1444803balefires
balkier134111983balk_ier
balkline1437973balkline
bankside15115653bankside
barbwire1543863barbwire
barkier133814483bark_ier
basifier1337313basifier
blackbird2043573blackbird
blackface2243423blackface
blackfin1953903blackfi_n
blackfins2054393blackfins
blackfish2343833blackfish
bonfire1287063b_onfire
bushfire1642603bushfire
campfire1744023campfire
hackie154615623hack_i_e
hacklier1737133hacklier
hangfire1543763hangfire
jackfish2744123jackfish
pacifier1557503pacifier
sacklike1337303sacklike
tackier133712523tack_ier
tackifier1844143tackifier
wackier16369733wack_ier

Search took 7 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 Limit146162616.34323043.0
3Display Results61610.0302033.3
 (SQL Overall)178691616.79626293.6
 
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