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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 “backhauls” 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.

31 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
backhauls204486(None) 
backhaul1945131backhaul_
backhands2146302backhands
backhauled2253242backhauled
bacchanals1952263bacchanals
bacchants1845023bacchants
bacchius1744713bacchiu_s
backcasts1985423backcasts
backchats2245313backcha_ts
backdates1848153backdates
backfills20104653backfills
backhand2047433backha_nd
backhauling2352813backhauling
backhoes1938543backh_oes
backhouse2046143backhouse
backhouses2145743backhouses
backlands1846823backlands
backouts1698643back_outs
backpacks2044993backpacks
backsaws1946803backsa_ws
backups1736173back__ups
backwards2147463backwards
backyards2146533backyards
blackballs2043963blackballs
blackmails2043093blackmails
blacktails1843683blacktails
boxhauls2042073b_oxhauls
bucktails1743553bucktails
jackals2036893jack_a_ls
rackfuls1744643rack_fuls
sackfuls1744163sack_fuls

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641316.69022218.4
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691316.85926052.0
 
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