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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 “gruffing” 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.

32 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
gruffing163527(None) 
ruffing143210841_ruffing
bluffing17275492bluffing
buffing163411392_buffing
chuffing2055042chuffing
cuffing163210252_cuffing
fluffing14275412fluffing
gaffing15379732g_affing
grafting13319622grafting
griffin1434512griffin_
griffins1544782griffins
grifting13299262grifting
grubbing14295402grubbing
grudging12255992grudging
grueling1078272grueling
gruffier1544702gruffier
gruffily1863082gruffily
gruffish1843942gruffish
grumping14266902grumping
grunting10269582grunting
gulfing12339472g_ulfing
huffing17278832_huffing
luffing143310102_luffing
muffing163210402_muffing
puffing162910942_puffing
reffing143712172_reffing
riffing144011272_riffing
ruffling1546092_ruffling
scuffing17287112scuffing
sluffing15247302sluffing
snuffing15256802snuffing
stuffing15247842stuffing

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059323.62333414.0
3Display Results32320.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691324.02944351.2
 
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