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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 “clawback” 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.

45 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
clawback214384(None) 
clawbacks2243621clawbacks
blowback2143992blowback
callback1845332callback
claybank1942892claybank
drawback2043482drawback
playback2144302playback
plowback2143302plowback
aback134816173__a_back
blowbacks2243673blowbacks
callbacks1945023callbacks
calpack17338333c_alpack
carack142113173c_a_rack
carjack2246153c_arjack
carrack1548753c_arrack
chawbacon2151433chawbacon
clack134720173cl___ack
clambake1843893clambake
claybanks2042413claybanks
coalsack1643973coalsack
coatrack1645853coatrack
comeback2045923comeback
crackback1743513crackback
cutback1747093c_utback
drawbacks2143373drawbacks
fallback1944553fallback
fatback1836923_fatback
flapjack2642473flapjack
flareback2043183flareback
flashback2352733flashback
grayback2043933grayback
halfback2244243halfback
lawbook1644033_lawbook
payback2056453_payback
playbacks2244133playbacks
plowbacks2243123plowbacks
sawbuck1843923_sawbuck
scatback1875033scatback
seatback1675823seatback
skewback1843903skewback
slapjack2343193slapjack
slotback1644203slotback
snapback1854423snapback
swayback2243683swayback
talkback1543933talkback

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162456.70321805.5
3Display Results45450.0133461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691457.12225090.0
 
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