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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 “backtracking” 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.

39 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
backtracking225245(None) 
backpacking2353322back_packing
bacitracin1652213bacitrac_in_
bacitracins1752213bacitrac_ins
backbreaking2262283backbreaking
backchecking2461463backchecking
backspacing2452943backspac_ing
backtrack1844243backtrack___
backtracked2152913backtrack_ed
backtracks1943543backtrack__s
barracking1944713ba__rracking
blackjacking2952163black_jacking
ticktacking19112463tickt_acking
abstracting1645184_abstracting
attacking1635324_a__ttacking
attracting1346564_a_ttracting
backcrossing2361784backcrossing
backdating2045714back_da_ting
backdropping2661734backdropping
backhanding2453764back_handing
backhauling2352814back_hauling
backlashing2353434back_lashing
backloading2153814backloa_ding
backslapping2552084backslapping
backstabbing2262004backstabbing
backstamping25112204backstamping
backstitching2771534backstitching
backwashing2653094back_washing
buckraming2143114buck_ra_ming
cracking174013904__c__racking
muckraking1842904muck_ra_king
pickabacking2461164pickabacking
retracking1738164__retracking
safecracking2451304safecracking
sidetracking2052124sidetracking
ticktocking19121964tickt_ocking
tictacking19113314tic_t_acking
tracking153715464____tracking
untracking1746934__untracking

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790397.22017283.9
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691397.62623431.8
 
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