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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 “buffoons” 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.

38 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
buffoons164309(None) 
buffoon1543711buffoon_
buffoonish2151252buffoonish
buffos14447852buff_o_s
baboons113211083b_aboons
balloons103110523balloons
bassoons1036553bassoons
befools1236433b_efools
biffins15358533biff_ins
bigfoots1443633bigfoots
boffins15329073boff_ins
boffolas1642833boffolas
boffos14568193boff_o_s
boons75031913b___oons
bradoons1136763bradoons
bridoons1145423bridoons
buffaloes1742093buffaloes
buffalos1642863buffalos
buffers153310793buff_ers
buffets15317593buff_ets
buffing163411393buff_ing
buffo135112183buff_o__
buffoonery215953buffoonery
buffs135519513buff___s
bullions101710043bullions
bunions92210473bu_nions
burgeons1146053burgeons
burgoos1037123burgoo_s
burtons9310853bu_rtons
buttons9310333bu_ttons
moufflons1741773moufflons
muffins15308343muff_ins
outfools1136533outfools
outfoots1136883outfoots
puccoons1443403puccoons
puffins15278913puff_ins
ruffians1443793ruffians
saffrons1444303saffrons

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 Limit146162386.65621959.4
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691387.09225196.1
 
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