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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 “grayback” 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.

34 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
grayback204393(None) 
graybacks2143821graybacks
drawback2043482drawback
graywacke2251782graywacke
payback2056452_payback
playback2144302playback
swayback2243682swayback
aback134816173__a_back
bareback1846093bareback
buyback2045533_buyback
carryback2252393carryback
clawback2143843clawback
claybank1942893claybank
crackback1743513crackback
drawbacks2143373drawbacks
fatback1836923_fatback
giveback2044073giveback
graybeard1641923graybeard
graylag1283113grayla_g
graylags1372983graylags
graymail1443273graymail
graywackes2351863graywackes
greenback1853443greenback
gripsack1742583gripsack
hardback2045633hardback
hayrack1945543_hayrack
paybacks2145493_paybacks
playbacks2244133playbacks
ransack1346463_ransack
runback1556603_runback
scatback1875033scatback
seatback1675823seatback
snapback1854423snapback
swaybacks2343583swaybacks

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.456391866.2
2DLD Change Limit146162347.04620744.0
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691347.51523777.9
 
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