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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 “backstitching” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

23 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
backstitching277153(None) 
lockstitching2561092lockstitching
backstitch2352663backstitch___
backstitched2691873backstitch_ed
backstitches2562113backstitch_es
blacksmithing2761633blacksmit_hing
backbiting2144294back_bit__ing
backfitting2353074back_fit_ting
backsliding2153204backsli__ding
backspacing2452944backs_pac_ing
backstabbing2262004backst_abbing
backstamping25112204backst_amping
backstopping2552194backst_opping
backtracking2252454back_tracking
bakshishing2451774ba_kshi_shing
blacksmithings2871154blacksmit_hings
hemstitching2371794_hemstitching
locksmithing2461404locksmit_hing
restitching1744004__restitching
stitching1547104____stitching
topstitching2051224_topstitching
unstitching1742644__unstitching
whipstitching276854whipstitching

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit95024235.34317784.8
3Display Results23230.0131769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691235.73231174.3
 
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