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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forbackyards” 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.

13 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
backyards214653(None) 
backwards2147461backwards
backyard2046841backyard_
backboards2146192backboards
backhands2146302backhands
backlands1846822backlands
backward2048102backward_
ballyards1544992ballyards
bankcards1873782bankcards
barnyards1543492barnyards
bayards13379682ba__yards
brickyards2252142brickyards
dockyards2042982dockyards

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911214360.263679433.5
2DLD Change Limit121436134.19028982.3
3Display Results13130.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691134.45340128.2