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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 “backflips” 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.

29 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
backflips224333(None) 
backflip2143091backflip_
backfills20104652backfills
backfits19106952backf_its
backflows2343872backflows
backslaps1945252backslaps
blackflies2143732blackflies
backdrops20144403backdrops
backfill1965063backf_ill
backfire1946003backf_ire
backfires2046173backfires
backfit18108213backf_i_t
backflipped2751513backflipped
backflow2243373backfl_ow
backless162910633back_less
backlist16910653back_list
backlists17117413back_lists
backlit15911903back_li_t
backlogs1746633back_logs
backslap1844993backslap_
backslid1746273backsli_d
backslide1845883backslide
backslides1945263backslides
backspins1945703backspins
backstops1945863backstops
backups1736173back__ups
backwraps2244193backwraps
barflies1338303ba_rflies
blackfins2054393blackf_ins

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641296.09324395.4
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691296.51327436.1
 
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