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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 “kickboards” 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.

29 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
kickboards184335(None) 
kickboard1743821kickboard_
backboards2146192backboards
buckboards2143612buckboards
duckboards2042722duckboards
packboards2144442packboards
tackboards1944362tackboards
backboard2047183backboard_
billboards1544063billboards
blackboards2253833blackboards
buckboard2044233buckboard_
corkboards1944113corkboards
duckboard1943013duckboard_
fireboards1645433fireboards
inboards1145843_i_nboards
keyboards1943963k_eyboards
kickbacks1744313kickb_acks
kickballs1643333kickb_alls
kickboxed2451893kickboxed_
kickboxers2451343kickboxers
kickboxes2342673kickbo_xes
kickstands1652103kickstands
kickstarts1552003kickstarts
millboards1544093millboards
packboard2044843packboard_
sideboards1444643sideboards
signboards1443343signboards
skimboards1943123ski_mboards
tackboard1844723tackboard_

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 Filter1786911406030.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit140603296.47021731.5
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691296.92225814.9
 
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