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

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

25 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
blackjacks265312(None) 
blackjack2543201blackjack_
backpacks2044992b_ackpacks
blackbucks2152642blackbucks
blackcocks1852602blackcocks
blackfaces2343562blackfaces
blackjacked2852072blackjacked
backpack1945463b_ackpack_
backtracks1943543b_acktracks
blackballs2043963blackballs
blackbuck2052523blackbuck_
blackcaps2143353blackca_ps
blackcock1742583blackcock_
blackdamps2352183blackdamps
blackface2243423blackfac_e
blackjacking2952163blackjacking
blacklands1944123blacklands
blackmails2043093blackmails
blacktails1843683blacktails
bluejacks2442333bl_uejacks
crackajacks2461343crackajacks
crackbacks1843303crackbacks
flapjacks2742283fla_pjacks
packsacks1844253_packsacks
slapjacks2443133sla_pjacks

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603255.92323738.5
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691256.35928100.5
 
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