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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 “backstay” 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.

46 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
backstay194596(None) 
backstab1845451backstab
backstays2045651backstays
jackstay2443131jackstay
backsaw1836202backs_aw
backseat1648902backseat
backslap1845002backslap
backstabs1945472backstabs
backstage1845422backstage
backstair1744682backstair
backstamp2144192backstamp
backstop1845562backstop
backstory2045282backstory
jackstays2543002jackstays
backbeat1847843backbeat
backchat2147113backchat
backdate1748223backdate
backload1746833backload
backs135729623backs___
backsaws1946803backsaws
backseats1746673backseats
backset15314193backs_et
backsets1638853backsets
backside17108143backside
backslaps1945253backslaps
backslash2044543backslash
backslid1746273backslid
backspace2145083backspace
backspin1845423backspin
backstages1945013backstages
backstairs1844473backstairs
backstamps2243253backstamps
backstops1945863backstops
backwrap2144073backwrap
banksia1335943banksia_
banksias1445893banksias
barista9310823barista_
baristas1039733baristas
basketry1743513basketry
bobstay1443983b_obstay
bucksaw1844373bucks_aw
hacksaw1943713hacks_aw
jackstraw2552113jackstraw
lackaday1843133lackaday
mainstay1344033mainstay
rackety16499113racket_y

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 Limit146162466.51622431.2
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691466.95225703.5
 
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