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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 “swaybacks” 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.

33 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
swaybacks234358(None) 
swayback2243681swayback_
graybacks2143822graybacks
paybacks2145492_paybacks
playbacks2244132playbacks
scatbacks1974712scatbacks
seatbacks17115602seatbacks
snapbacks1954302snapbacks
swaybacked2551802swaybacked
buybacks2144783_buybacks
clawbacks2243623clawbacks
claybanks2042413claybanks
drawbacks2143373drawbacks
fatbacks1946003_fatbacks
grayback2043933grayback_
hayracks2045313_hayracks
payback2056453_payback_
playback2144303playback_
sawbucks1943413s_awbucks
scatback1875033scatback_
seatback1675823seatback_
setbacks1686303s_etbacks
shagbarks1942853shagbarks
skewbacks1943513skewbacks
skyjacks2342543s_kyjacks
slapjacks2443123slapjacks
slotbacks1743863slotbacks
snapback1854423snapback_
soapbarks1743013soapbarks
softbacks2043883softbacks
sweepbacks2352983sweepbacks
wetbacks1974983_wetbacks
zwiebacks2942663zwiebacks

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641336.06324516.1
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691336.50227482.5
 
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