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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forhalfbacks” 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.

39 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
halfbacks234399(None) 
halfback2244241halfback_
callbacks1945022callbacks
fallbacks2044352fallbacks
halfbeaks2142182halfbeaks
halftracks22102102halftracks
hardbacks2145372hardbacks
holdbacks2144312holdbacks
talkbacks1643782talkbacks
whalebacks2453002whalebacks
callback1845333callback_
calpacks18266523cal_packs
clawbacks2243623clawbacks
fallback1944553fallback_
fastbacks2044253fastbacks
fatbacks1946003fa_tbacks
fullbacks2043603fullbacks
halfbeak2042373halfbeak_
halftrack21122413halftrack_
hallmarks1843543hallmarks
hardback2045633hardback_
hardhacks2243703hardhacks
hardpacks2143623hardpacks
hardtacks1943803hardtacks
hatchbacks2683083hatchbacks
hatracks1737533ha_tracks
hayracks2045313ha_yracks
haystacks2143373haystacks
hogbacks2044853h_ogbacks
holdback2044513holdback_
humpbacks2443173humpbacks
paybacks2145493pa_ybacks
playbacks2244133playbacks
pullbacks1943773pullbacks
rollbacks1744643rollbacks
shellbacks2153403shellbacks
tailbacks1744423tailbacks
talkback1543933talkback_
whaleback2343263whaleback_

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 Filter1786911486410.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit148641397.33020278.4
3Display Results39390.0133000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691397.51323784.2