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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 “buffoon” 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
buffoon154371(None) 
buffoons1643091buffoons
buffo135112182buff_o_
buffos14447852buff_os
baboon103613913b_aboon
balloon93711433balloon
bassoon937613bassoon
befool1137713b_efool
biffin14369103biff_in
bigfoot1355993bigfoot
boffin14359053boff_in
boffo136010373boff_o_
boffola1543463boffola
boffos14568193boff_os
boon67142173b___oon
bradoon1037353bradoon
bridoon1046203bridoon
buff125229863buff___
buffalo1553723buffalo
buffalos1642863buffalos
buffed154313143buff_ed
buffer144512683buff_er
buffers153310793buffers
buffest15298643buffest
buffet143113783buff_et
buffets15317593buffets
buffi136112203buff__i
buffier1568403buffier
buffing163411393buffing
buffoonery215953buffoonery
buffoonish2151253buffoonish
buffs135519513buff__s
buffy165013373buff__y
bullion91911033bullion
bunion83111313bu_nion
burgeon1036433burgeon
burgoo938933burgoo_
burgoos1037123burgoos
burton8311273bu_rton
button8310273bu_tton
moufflon1641773moufflon
muffin14298873muff_in
outfool1037333outfool
outfoot10411493outfoot
puccoon1343503puccoon
puffin141149003puff_in
ruffian1344133ruffian
saffron1344173saffron

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 Filter1786911340270.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit134027486.12621878.4
3Display Results48480.0133692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691486.29528386.2
 
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