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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 “tailback” 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.

48 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
tailback164492(None) 
tailbacks1744421tailbacks
callback1845332callback
fallback1944552fallback
tailrace1044882tailrace
talkback1543932talkback
tieback1547102t_ieback
aback134816173_a__back
alack114820063_a_l_ack
bareback1846093bareback
callbacks1945023callbacks
calpack17338333ca_lpack
camelback2143243camelback
dieback1646913_dieback
fallbacks2044353fallbacks
fastback1944523fastback
fatback1836923fa_tback
finback1865823_finback
fullback1943853fullback
halfback2244243halfback
hardback2045633hardback
jailbait1744063jailbait
mailbag1243923mailba_g
mailbags1343903mailbags
payback2056453pa_yback
pullback1844243pullback
quillback2652333quillback
rollback1644883rollback
taiglach1442413taiglach
tailboard1245773tailboard
tailbone1045493tailbone
tailfan1044653tailfa_n
tailfans1144553tailfans
tailgate946823tailgate
taillamp1243503taillamp
tailraces1144903tailraces
tailstock1552753tailstock
talkbacks1643783talkbacks
tamarack1644363tamarack
tambac122210243ta_mbac_
tambacs13219363ta_mbacs
tambak14249263ta_mba_k
tanbark1337373ta_nbark
tiebacks1646333t_iebacks
tilak91011553t_il_a_k
tomback17227743t_omback
tripack1565673tri_pack
zwieback2842753zwieback

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162487.25020160.3
3Display Results48480.0331454.5
 (SQL Overall)178691487.70323197.6
 
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