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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 “kickbacks” 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.

31 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
kickbacks174431(None) 
kickback1644451kickback_
kickballs1643332kickballs
nicknacks1652632nicknacks
pickabacks2152622pickabacks
rickracks1643812rickracks
ticktacks1643392ticktacks
backpacks2044993backpacks
crackbacks1843303crackbacks
diebacks1745963di_ebacks
finbacks1965363fi_nbacks
firebacks2046303firebacks
givebacks2143993givebacks
huckabacks2252023huckabacks
kickball1543773kickba_ll
kickboards1843353kickboards
kickboxes2342673kickboxes
knickknacks06813knickknacks
nicknack1542833nicknack_
packsacks1844253packsacks
pickaback2052843pickaback_
picklocks1843433picklocks
pickwicks2142223pickwicks
rickrack1544093rickrack_
rucksacks1642993rucksacks
sickbays1943163sickba_ys
talkbacks1643783talkbacks
ticktack1543643ticktack_
ticktocks1642993ticktocks
tiebacks1646333ti_ebacks
wingbacks2144063wingbacks

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 Filter1786911486410.860207780.2
2DLD Change Limit148641316.04624585.0
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691316.92225814.9
 
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