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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 “outbacks” 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.

30 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
outbacks163898(None) 
cutbacks1845811cutbacks
outback15310651outback_
outbarks1437831outbarks
buybacks2144782buybacks
cutback1747092cutback_
cutbanks1644312cutbanks
fatbacks1946002fatbacks
outacts9310212out_acts
outasks1138172out_asks
outbacker1745162outbacker
outbackers1843462outbackers
outbake13310772outba_ke
outbakes1439992outbakes
outbark1339452outbark_
outbawls1336052outbawls
outbulks1444762outbulks
outfaces132311392outfaces
outkicks1344602outkicks
outpaces122411942outpaces
outraces102217862outraces
outranks12298822outranks
outrocks1437902outrocks
outtalks1236502outtalks
outtasks1235632outtasks
outwalks1535992outwalks
runbacks1655902runbacks
setbacks1686302setbacks
softbacks2043882softbacks
wetbacks1974982wetbacks

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059304.04629920.7
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691304.43540291.1
 
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