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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 “hardbacks” 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.

56 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
hardbacks214537(None) 
hardback2045631hardback_
hardhacks2243701hardhacks
hardpacks2143621hardpacks
hardtacks1943801hardtacks
halfbacks2343992halfbacks
hardballs15115542hardballs
hardhack2143842hardhack_
hardpack2043922hardpack_
hardtack1843992hardtack_
holdbacks2144312holdbacks
aardvarks171855613aardvarks
arracks1387733_ar_racks
bareback1846093bareback_
barracks1636883bar_racks
callbacks1945023callbacks
caracks152211563car__acks
cardiacs1376923cardiac_s
carjacks2345573car_jacks
carracks1637713car_racks
carrybacks2352113carrybacks
drawbacks2143373drawbacks
fallbacks2044353fallbacks
fastbacks2044253fastbacks
fatbacks1946003fa_tbacks
feedbacks2143653feedbacks
firebacks2046303firebacks
flarebacks2143003flarebacks
graybacks2143823graybacks
haddocks1984903ha_ddocks
halfback2244243halfback_
handbags15116363handba_gs
handballs15116183handballs
handbooks1944393handbooks
handpicks2143233handpicks
hardass1139753hard_a_ss
hardball14116303hardba_ll
hardboards1745163hardboards
hardboots1544353hardboots
hardhats1546833hardha_ts
hardpans1436453hardpa_ns
hardwares1646563hardwares
hatchbacks2683083hatchbacks
hatracks1737533ha_tracks
hayracks2045313ha_yracks
haystacks2143373haystacks
hogbacks2044853h_ogbacks
holdback2044513holdback_
horsebacks2144153horsebacks
humpbacks2443173humpbacks
paybacks2145493pa_ybacks
sandbanks1644213sandbanks
tailbacks1744423tailbacks
talkbacks1643783talkbacks
thornbacks21152443thornbacks
whalebacks2453013whalebacks

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641567.00021234.4
3Display Results56560.0301866.7
 (SQL Overall)178691567.45323975.7
 
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