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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 “switchbacks” 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.

38 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
switchbacks275198(None) 
switchback2652121switchback_
switchbacked2961152switchbacked
hatchbacks2683083_hatchbacks
notchbacks2352173_notchbacks
switchbacking306983switchbacking
switchblades236953switchblades
switchboards2351703switchboards
switchyards2351513switchyards
hatchback2563314_hatchback_
hunchbacks2652254_hunchbacks
kickbacks1744314_ki_ckbacks
notchback2252304_notchback_
pinchbecks2551834_pinchbecks
saltchucks21151464saltch_ucks
scatbacks1974714scat__backs
seatbacks17115604seat__backs
setbacks1686304s_et__backs
sketchbooks216974sketchbooks
slingbacks1952354sli_ngbacks
slotbacks1743864slot__backs
softbacks2043884soft__backs
swaybacks2343584sw__aybacks
sweepbacks2352984sw_eepbacks
switchable2042634switch_able
switchblade2261194switchblade
switchboard2251944switchboard
switcheroos1951924switcheroos
switchers17146634switch__ers
switches16159134switch___es
switchgrass2051374switchgrass
switchman1962204switchma__n
switchyard2251584switchya_rd
touchbacks23132914_touchbacks
watchbands2152824_watchbands
wetbacks1974984_wet__backs
wingbacks2144064_wi_ngbacks
zwiebacks2942664zwi__ebacks

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 Filter1786911488190.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148819388.23618069.3
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691388.68520574.7
 
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