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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 “backwaters” 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.

29 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
backwaters219516(None) 
backwater2096751backwater_
blackwaters22103141blackwaters
backbiters2095582backbiters
backdates1848152backdate_s
bathwaters1843532bathwaters
blackwater21103972blackwater_
backbiter191786803backbiter_
backbites19108633backbite_s
backdate1748223backdate__
backdated1946483backdate_d
backers153821883back___ers
backhanders23123803backhanders
backlashers22123633backlashers
backpackers2252883backpackers
backscatters2252053backscatters
backstairs1844473backstairs
backward2048103backwa__rd
backwards2147463backwa_rds
backwashes24104673backwashes
barraters1138043ba_rraters
bathwater1744363bathwater_
breakwaters2062183breakwaters
jerkwaters2441543jerkwaters
maceraters14226633maceraters
packagers18144683pack_agers
packwaxes2743413packwaxe_s
rainwaters1343723rainwaters
tailwaters1343513tailwaters

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603295.62325005.0
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691296.04529560.1
 
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