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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 “humpback” 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.

27 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
humpback234359(None) 
humpbacks2443171humpbacks
humpbacked2651402humpbacked
buyback2045533bu_yback
comeback2045923comeback
cutback1747093cu_tback
fullback1943853fullback
halfback2244243halfback
hardback2045633hardback
hogback1945453h_ogback
holdback2044513holdback
hopsack1845273h_opsack
huckaback2152133huckaback
hummock2063793hum_mock
hunchback2552263hunchback
jumbuck2443273jum_buck
lampblack2151973lampblack
mudpack1843593mudp_ack
outback15310653ou_tback
pullback1844243pullback
runback1556603ru_nback
snapback1854423snapback
sunback1548153su_nback
thumbtack2251513thumbtack
tomback17227743tom_back
umiack1435173_um_iack
unpack1457833_unp_ack

Search took 8 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 Limit146162276.86021306.4
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691277.29624491.6
 
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