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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 “gaffe” 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.

63 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
gaffe12411165(None) 
gaff114828151gaff_
gaffed144210201gaffed
gaffer134310131gaffer
gaffes134811101gaffes
gaffs124914651gaffs
aff95537612_aff_
agraffe1443332agraffe
baff124632272baff_
baffed154812172baffed
baffle14399872baffle
baffs134718052baffs
baffy165511922baffy
cafe95230322ca_fe
caff125631672caff_
caffs135417372caffs
daff115229682daff_
daffed14429492daffed
daffs125116422daffs
daffy155510282daffy
gable85325522gable
gadje1457742gadje
gae46457702ga__e
gaffers14428712gaffers
gage65936102ga_ge
gale56347322ga_le
gambe106219212gambe
game76644322ga_me
gane55145302ga_ne
ganef96322462ganef
gape75134512ga_pe
gate55746572ga_te
gauffer1474422gauffer
gauge76117902gauge
gauze155712972gauze
gave84634052ga_ve
gaze145032412ga_ze
giraffe1442992giraffe
goffer13409512goffer
griffe13438092griffe
guff114624932guff_
guffs124414822guffs
haffet15311702haffet
naff105128932naff_
naffed13408332naffed
naffs116213962naffs
piaffe1494912piaffe
raff104933042raff_
raffle123910702raffle
raffs115017522raffs
ruffe114713812ruffe
safe75930952sa_fe
taffy145110822taffy
waff134228042waff_
waffed16459792waffed
waffie15338562waffie
waffle15369182waffle
waffs146315472waffs
yaff135324262yaff_
yaffed16457322yaffed
yaffs145311122yaffs
zaffer21397152zaffer
zaffre21354662zaffre

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit53800631.37639098.8
3Display Results63630.0134846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691631.715104193.0
 
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