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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 “fiddlebacks” 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.

25 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
fiddlebacks245147(None) 
fiddleback2351511fiddleback_
fiddlesticks236903fiddlesticks
firebacks2046303fi__rebacks
ridgebacks2052323ri_dgebacks
diebacks1745964___diebacks
fallbacks2044354f__allbacks
feedbacks2143654feed__backs
fiddleheads2051494fiddleheads
fiddlers13328284fiddle___rs
fiddles123212604fiddle____s
fiddlestick226954fiddlestick_
finbacks1965364fi___nbacks
fireback1946954fi__reback_
flarebacks2143004f_larebacks
fullbacks2043604f__ullbacks
givebacks2143994gi__vebacks
middlebrows205804middlebrows
paddleballs1751264paddleballs
ridgeback1952634ri_dgeback_
saddlebags1561654saddleba_gs
sticklebacks2161134sticklebacks
tiebacks1646334ti___ebacks
turtlebacks1951734turtlebacks
whalebacks2453004_whalebacks

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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819258.45317605.5
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691258.88920102.5
 
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