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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 “buffering” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

104 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
buffering183522(None) 
buffeting1843781buffeting
suffering1637291suffering
buffing163411392buff__ing
buggering1435192buggering
bumpering1636592bumpering
bunkering16207102bunkering
buttering122312522buttering
coffering1838042coffering
differing1746472differing
gauffering1842452gauffering
goffering1744482goffering
niffering1645132niffering
offering1536392_offering
sufferings1743232sufferings
badgering1436963badgering
baffing164011603baff__ing
baffling1756053baff_ling
bannering12208803bannering
bantering122414233bantering
barbering14229683barbering
bartering122313643bartering
battering122715143battering
beavering1538703beavering
befleaing1544023befleaing
bettering122212753bettering
bickering1837663bickering
biffing163510013biff__ing
bittering122511993bittering
blubbering14103443blubbering
bluffing17275493bluff__ing
blundering1444823blundering
blustering13106183blustering
boffing16339983boff__ing
bordering1338833bordering
bothering152210203bothering
bouldering1464763bouldering
bowering142911713b_owering
brokering1636283brokering
bucketing1835713bucketing
bucklering1944043bucklering
budgeting1444023budgeting
buffaloing1941373buffaloing
buffer144512683buffer___
buffered1764993buffer_ed
buffers153310793buffer__s
bulleting1236643bulleting
bullring11388423bu_llring
burdening1335543burdening
burring104016993bu__rring
busheling1535503busheling
butchering1844503butchering
chaffering22104643chaffering
cuffing163210253cuff__ing
cumbering16108203cumbering
fullering1336653fullering
gofferings1842223gofferings
guffawing2041863guffawing
guttering112410443guttering
huffing17278833huff__ing
hungering14187683hungering
hunkering17227123hunkering
juddering1933763juddering
luffing143310103luff__ing
lumbering14117933lumbering
lustering102711203lustering
muffing163210403muff__ing
muffling1765503muff_ling
murdering1357133murdering
mustering122212333mustering
muttering122611323muttering
numbering14107003numbering
offerings1643653_offerings
outfiring1338163outfiring
pilfering1536393pilfering
proffering1943773proffering
puckering1835883puckering
pufferies1745203pufferies
puffing162910943puff__ing
puttering122611643puttering
quavering2235953quavering
queering1838203qu_eering
quivering2235873quivering
reoffering1744093reoffering
rubbering1435703rubbering
ruffing143210843ruff__ing
ruffling1546093ruff_ling
suckering1638103suckering
sufficing1844883sufficing
suffixing2343473suffixing
suffusing1643533suffusing
sulfuring1345783sulfuring
summering1458753summering
sundering11312323sundering
supering11317683su_pering
telfering1336253telfering
tuckering1635693tuckering
ulcering1139333_ulcering
umbering1399433_umbering
unfearing1338883_unfearing
ushering1258923_ushering
uttering91613083_uttering
wafering15208893_wafering
wuthering1697803wuthering

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit1486411046.23323847.4
3Display Results1041040.0462260.9
 (SQL Overall)1786911046.68526730.1
 
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