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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 “talkbacks” 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.

34 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
talkbacks164378(None) 
talkback1543931talkback_
callbacks1945022callbacks
fallbacks2044352fallbacks
halfbacks2343992halfbacks
tailbacks1744422tailbacks
backpacks2044993backpacks
callback1845333callback_
calpacks18266523cal_packs
clawbacks2243623clawbacks
crackbacks1843303crackbacks
fallback1944553fallback_
fastbacks2044253fastbacks
fatbacks1946003fa_tbacks
fullbacks2043603fullbacks
halfback2244243halfback_
hardbacks2145373hardbacks
holdbacks2144313holdbacks
kickbacks1744313kickbacks
packsacks1844253packsacks
paybacks2145493pa_ybacks
playbacks2244133playbacks
pullbacks1943773pullbacks
rollbacks1744643rollbacks
tailback1644923tailback_
tamaracks1743753tamaracks
tambacs13219363ta_mbac_s
tambaks15218153ta_mba_ks
tanbarks1445563ta_nbarks
taskbars1452993taskba_rs
ticktacks1643393ticktacks
tiebacks1646333t_iebacks
tombacks18216463t_ombacks
whalebacks2453003whalebacks

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641346.86021667.8
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691347.28224538.7
 
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