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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 “guffawed” 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.

43 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
guffawed194162(None) 
guffaw1642792guffaw__
guffaws1762272guffaw_s
buffaloed1841553buffaloed
buffed154313143buff__ed
buffered1764993buffered
buffeted1753733buffeted
cuffed154311213cuff__ed
effaced16225573_effaced
flawed134712723__flawed
gaffed144210203gaff__ed
gauffered1741873gauffered
gewgawed1741103gewgawed
gnawed11427833g__nawed
goffered1634523goffered
gruffed1544943gruff__ed
guffawing2041863guffawing
gulfed114810013gulf__ed
gulfweed1641953gulfweed
guttated10266873guttated
huffed163710153huff__ed
luffed133810823luff__ed
muffed154210593muff__ed
muffled16377783muff_led
outfaced14219463outfaced
outfawned1644133outfawned
outlawed1238033outlawed
puffed153510603puff__ed
ruffed134312743ruff__ed
ruffled14369153ruff_led
suffered1536733suffered
sufficed17205663sufficed
suffixed22214343suffixed
sufflated1644623sufflated
suffused1544023suffused
sulfated1238833sulfated
surfaced1436063surfaced
unawed103914903_u_nawed
unfaded123111733_unfaded
unfaked153211173_unfaked
unfazed20299053_unfazed
unflawed1536123unflawed
unsawed112911503_unsawed

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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit146162437.12320519.7
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691437.57923577.1
 
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