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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 “knacks” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

55 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
knacks1142854(None) 
knack104311041knack_
knocks11397441knocks
kyacks14416061kyacks
snacks124514551snacks
backs135729622_backs
blacks144914952blacks
clacks144516342clacks
cracks144817002cracks
enacts84012972enacts
flacks154114532flacks
hacks144928712_hacks
jacks185219832_jacks
kecks105416572k_ecks
kicks104420082k_icks
klicks11468722klicks
knacked13287792knacked
knacker12307912knacker
knackers13286842knackers
knaps115511172kna_ps
knars94416112kna_rs
knaurs10466962knaurs
knaves13439522knaves
knawes13328392knawes
knock10487962knock_
kyack13468262kyack_
kyaks11459162kya_ks
lacks116129202_lacks
macks135127602_macks
narks96026032_narks
necks115119332_necks
nicks114920492_nicks
nocks115121012_nocks
packs135528932_packs
placks144414152placks
quacks214710102quacks
racks115028852_racks
sacks114228872_sacks
shacks154817562shacks
slacks124416532slacks
smacks144112322smacks
snack114718062snack_
snarks104815732snarks
snecks124410032snecks
snicks124312472snicks
stacks124317262stacks
tacks115430132_tacks
thacks154311922thacks
tracks124818842tracks
unpacks1576092unpacks
untacks1357502untacks
wacks146626282_wacks
whacks184610482whacks
wracks154711112wracks
yacks144419812_yacks

Search took 6 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 Filter178691825510.720248181.9
2DLD Change Limit82551554.26319364.5
3Display Results55550.0331666.7
 (SQL Overall)178691555.01635624.2
 
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