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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 “wingbacks” 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.

26 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
wingbacks214406(None) 
wingback2044401wingback_
finbacks1965362fin_backs
ringbarks1643482ringbarks
slingbacks1952352slingbacks
diebacks1745963di_ebacks
dingbats1245013dingba_ts
finback1865823fin_back_
firebacks2046303firebacks
givebacks2143993givebacks
hogbacks2044853_hogbacks
kickbacks1744313kickbacks
ninebarks1543683ninebarks
piggybacks2551553piggybacks
ridgebacks2052323ridgebacks
ringbark1544053ringbark_
ringnecks1642153ringnecks
runbacks1655903run_backs
slingback1852453slingback_
tiebacks1646333ti_ebacks
wetbacks1974983w_etbacks
windbags1544523windba_gs
windsocks1943073windsocks
wingbows1743983wingb_ows
winnocks1743873win_nocks
zwiebacks2942663zwi_ebacks

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641266.56322648.3
3Display Results26260.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691266.96925640.8
 
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