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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 “backpedalling” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

43 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
backpedalling25683(None) 
backpedaling2451421backpeda_ling
backpedalled246813backpedall_ed
backdating2045714back__da_ting
backfilling2352614back__filling
backhauling2352814back__hauling
backpacking2353324backp__acking
backpedal2052014backpeda_l___
backpedaled2351264backpeda_l_ed
backpedals2151704backpeda_l__s
blackballing2352064black__balling
overpedalling2052724overpedalling
pedalling1346664____pedalling
appalling1444925_a__p_palling
appealing1446495_a_ppe_a_ling
backbreaking2262285backbrea_king
backhanding2453765back__handing
backlashing2353435back__lashing
backloading2153815back_loa_ding
backslapping2552085back_slapping
backspacing2452945back_spa_cing
backstabbing2262005back_stabbing
backstamping25112205back_stamping
backtracking2252455back_tracking
backwashing2653095back__washing
bankrolling1852305bank__rolling
barrelling1345455ba_rre__lling
befalling15226505b____efalling
begalling13216495b____egalling
blackmailing2351905black__mailing
bookselling1852265bookse__lling
cakewalking2051675ca_k_ewalking
cupelling1436285__cupe__lling
jackrolling2552045jack__rolling
lateralling1244635la__teralling
medalling1346925____medalling
nickelling1743645nick_e__lling
overpedaling1945045overpeda_ling
pedaling122412135____peda_ling
racewalking21102395rac__ewalking
rappelling1544365ra_ppe__lling
sandalling1245875sa___ndalling
scandalling1543445_sc_andalling

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911247900.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit124790437.79616006.9
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691438.18521831.5
 
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