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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 “hardback” 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.

62 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
hardback204563(None) 
hardbacks2145371hardbacks
hardhack2143841hardhack
hardpack2043921hardpack
hardtack1843991hardtack
bareback1846092bareback
halfback2244242halfback
hardball14116302hardball
hardhacks2243702hardhacks
hardpacks2143622hardpacks
hardtacks1943802hardtacks
holdback2044512holdback
aardvark162315973aardvark
aback134816173_a__back
arrack121110253_ar_rack
barrack1538253bar_rack
callback1845333callback
carack142113173car__ack
cardiac1278813cardiac_
cardiacs1376913cardiacs
carjack2246153car_jack
carrack1548753car_rack
carryback2252393carryback
drawback2043483drawback
fallback1944553fallback
fastback1944523fastback
fatback1836923fa_tback
feedback2043983feedback
fireback1946953fireback
flareback2043183flareback
grayback2043933grayback
haddock1885583ha_ddock
halfbacks2343993halfbacks
handbag1495863handba_g
handbags15116363handbags
handball1487033handball
handbook1844733handbook
handpick2043843handpick
hardass1139753hard_ass
hardballs15115543hardballs
hardboard1645583hardboard
hardboot1446943hardboot
hardcase1445623hardcase
hardhat14411023hardha_t
hardhats1546833hardhats
hardpan1336443hardpa_n
hardpans1436453hardpans
hardware1546283hardware
hatchback2563313hatchback
hatrack1638213ha_track
hayrack1945543ha_yrack
haystack2044013haystack
hogback1945453h_ogback
holdbacks2144313holdbacks
horseback2044263horseback
humpback2343593humpback
payback2056453pa_yback
sandbank1544873sandbank
tailback1644923tailback
talkback1543933talkback
thornback20162553thornback
whaleback2343263whaleback

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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162628.50017195.5
3Display Results62620.0163875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691628.67220605.5
 
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