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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 “backfires” 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.

58 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
backfires204618(None) 
backfire1946011backfire_
backfired2144551backfired
backbites19108632backbites
backfills20104652backfills
backfits19106952backfi_ts
backsides1887692backsides
balefires1444812balefires
acquires1945403_acquires
backaches22146813backaches
backbite1899173backbite_
backbiter191786803backbiter
backbiters2095583backbiters
backbones1947253backbones
backdates1848153backdates
backers153821893back_er_s
backfield2143383backfield
backfields2252213backfields
backfill1965063backfi_ll
backfilled2253223backfilled
backfiring2243813backfiring
backfit18108213backfi__t
backfitted2253253backfitted
backflips2243333backflips
backflows2343873backflows
backhoes1938543back_hoes
backings174012213back_ings
backlists17117413backlists
backrest1639393back__rest
backshores2145323backshores
backside17108143backside_
backslides1945263backslides
backwards2147463backwards
backyards2146533backyards
baffies153612943ba_ffi_es
bakeries14312203ba_keries
balefire1344673balefire_
balklines1536743balklines
banksides16104853banksides
barbwires1643643barbwires
basifiers1445203basifiers
basifies13310493basifi_es
blackbirds2143253blackbirds
blackfaces2343563blackfaces
blackfins2054393blackfi_ns
blackfishes2543513blackfishes
blackflies2143733blackflies
bonfires1367383b_onfires
bushfires1742623bushfires
campfires1844123campfires
hackies163418243hack_i_es
hangfires1643843hangfires
jackfishes2943763jackfishes
jackies202912623jack_i_es
pacifiers1645473pacifiers
pacifies15311233pacifi_es
tackifiers1942933tackifiers
tackifies1845783tackifies

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641587.53319732.0
3Display Results58580.0163625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691587.98522378.3
 
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