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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 “backhaul” 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.

38 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
backhaul194513(None) 
backhauls2044861backhauls
backhand2047432backhand
backhauled2253252backhauled
bacchanal1852803bacchanal
bacchant1747803bacchant
bacchius1744723bacchius
backcast1887673backcast
backchat2147113backcha_t
backchats2245313backchats
backdate1748223backdate
backfill1965063backfill
backhands2146303backhands
backhauling2352813backhauling
backhoe1847153backh_oe
backhoed2047013backhoed
backhoes1938543backhoes
backhouse2046143backhouse
backland1748103backland
backlash1945923backlash
backout15612953back_out
backpack1945463backpack
backsaw1836203backsa_w
backsaws1946803backsaws
backup1646613back__up
backward2048103backward
backwash2244943backwash
backyard2046843backyard
bashful1556553ba_shful
blackball1944523blackball
blackmail1943203blackmail
blacktail1743753blacktail
boxhaul1943013b_oxhaul
bucktail1653913bucktail
jackal1937613jack_a_l
rackful1645873rack_ful
sackful1645353sack_ful
sacksful1742903sacksful

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162387.87318565.0
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691388.31221498.0
 
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