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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 “hogbacks” 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
hogbacks204485(None) 
hogback1945451hogback_
holdbacks2144312holdbacks
hopsacks1944732hopsacks
tombacks18216462tombacks
backs135729623___backs
blowbacks2243673blowbacks
buybacks2144783buybacks
cognacs1256043cognac_s
comebacks2145273comebacks
cossacks1645223cossacks
cutbacks1845813cutbacks
diebacks1745963diebacks
dogbanes1245433dogbanes
dogfaces1554143dogfaces
fatbacks1946003fatbacks
finbacks1965363finbacks
hacks144928713h___acks
halfbacks2343993halfbacks
hardbacks2145373hardbacks
hatracks1737533hatracks
hayracks2045313hayracks
highjacks2952693highjacks
hijacks2333533h_ijacks
hocks144925493ho___cks
hogans105914313hog_a_ns
hogmanes1446783hogmanes
hoicks15378283ho__icks
holdback2044513holdback_
hommocks2143993hommocks
hopsack1845273hopsack_
horsebacks2144143horsebacks
humpbacks2443173humpbacks
logbooks1544023logbooks
mossbacks1943713mossbacks
nonbanks1445033nonbanks
nonblacks1743923nonblacks
oomiacks1643533oomiacks
outbacks1638983outbacks
paybacks2145493paybacks
plowbacks2243123plowbacks
pollacks1656373pollacks
roebucks1643743roebucks
rollbacks1744643rollbacks
roorbacks1764653roorbacks
roughbacks2252563roughbacks
runbacks1655903runbacks
setbacks1686303setbacks
shagbarks1942853shagbarks
shoeblacks2153013shoeblacks
shoepacks2043513shoepacks
slotbacks1743863slotbacks
softbacks2043883softbacks
thornbacks21152443thornbacks
throwbacks24734583throwbacks
tiebacks1646333tiebacks
tomback17227743tomback_
tombacs13248443tombac_s
tombaks15246863tomba_ks
towsacks1744173towsacks
wetbacks1974983wetbacks
wingbacks2144063wingbacks

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162626.45322650.2
3Display Results62620.0163875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691626.88925938.6
 
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