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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 “backfired” 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.

38 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
backfired214454(None) 
backfire1946001backfire_
backfires2046171backfires
backfield2143382backfield
backfilled2253222backfilled
backfitted2253252backfitted
acquired2044043_acquired
backbite1899173backbite_
backbiter191786803backbiter
backbites19108633backbites
backboned2045483backboned
backdated1946483backdated
backed155725723back___ed
backfields2252213backfields
backfill1965063backfi_ll
backfills20104653backfills
backfiring2243803backfiring
backfit18108213backfi__t
backfits19106953backfi_ts
backflipped2751513backflipped
backhoed2047013back_hoed
backlisted1944503backlisted
backside17108143backside_
backsides1887693backsides
backward2048103backwar_d
backyard2046843backyar_d
balefire1344663balefire_
balefires1444803balefires
basified1437823basifi_ed
basifixed2242603basifixed
bickered17108003bick_ered
blackbird2043573blackbir_d
blackbirded2351793blackbirded
bucklered1844543bucklered
dackered16116893dack_ered
lackered15108673lack_ered
pacified1638363pacifi_ed
tackified1944713tackified

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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641386.42023152.8
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691386.87625987.6
 
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