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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 “gruffish” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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62 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
gruffish184394(None) 
draffish1844552draffish
drumfish1743502drumfish
giraffish1941972giraffish
grayfish1844482grayfish
gruffest1544592gruffest
gruffier1544702gruffier
gruffiest1634532gruffiest
gruffily1863082gruffily
gruffing1635272gruffing
gruffs13337452gruff_s_
grumpish1643762grumpish
huffish1935712_huffish
raffish1658842_raffish
surffish1744782surffish
bluefish1645143bluefish
brutish1237703bru_tish
crawfish1944233crawfish
crayfish1944253crayfish
frogfish1843943frogfish
frumpish1843503frumpish
garfish14179203g_arfish
goatfish1544293goatfish
goldfish1644203goldfish
graffiti1542983graffiti
graffito1542873graffito
grayish1437813gr_ayish
greenish1247083greenish
greyish1435173gr_eyish
griffes14367923griffes_
griffin1434513griffi_n
griffins1544783griffins
griffs13398993griff_s_
groundfish1851913groundfish
gruff124712143gruff___
gruffed1544943gruff_ed
gruffer1475793gruff_er
gruffly17413893gruff_ly
gruffness1692753gruffness
gruffy16396013gruff__y
guffs124414823g_uff_s_
mudfish1646263_mudfish
offish15137273__offish
outfish132210573_outfish
prudish1376563pru_dish
pupfish1735533_pupfish
ratfish1338773_ratfish
redfish1437793_redfish
rubbish1436303_rubbish
ruffes124112423_ruffes_
ruffian1344133_ruffian
ruffing143210843_ruffing
ruffs114516743_ruff_s_
runtish1048693_runtish
ruttish1048303_ruttish
sniffish1744513sniffish
stiffish1745243stiffish
studfish1544523studfish
sunfish1338883_sunfish
truffes1356773truffes_
trunkfish1941723trunkfish
wolffish2043333wolffish

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 Limit146162627.39019778.3
3Display Results62620.0331878.8
 (SQL Overall)178691627.84322783.5
 
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