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

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
fluffy1431578(None) 
fluff103913611fluff_
fluffs11347781fluffs
bluff134413832bluff_
bluffly1833432bluffly
bluffs14388372bluffs
buffy165013372_buffy
chuffy20445862chuffy
cliffy17435242cliffy
fluffed13295902fluffed
fluffer12336502fluffer
fluffily1652922fluffily
flukey16459812flukey
fluky154512292flu_ky
flunky16408092flunky
flurry12397112flurry
flutey125212522flutey
fluty114415642flu_ty
gruffy16396012gruffy
huffy174810232_huffy
luff104426702_luff_
luffa11409022_luffa
luffs114516282_luffs
pouffy17395882pouffy
puffy164410752_puffy
sluff114016812sluff_
sluffs12349582sluffs
snuffy15356242snuffy
stuffy15317082stuffy

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551292.12638829.3
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691292.46972373.8
 
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