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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 “kloofs” 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.

35 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
kloofs1338635(None) 
kloof123812131kloof_
loofs85623781_loofs
aloof83521572aloof_
bloods94614842bloods
blooms104613172blooms
bloops106611342bloops
cloots85113692cloots
coofs105924712_coofs
floods104511652floods
floors94112352floors
glooms96211682glooms
goofs94821002_goofs
hoofs115721042_hoofs
klongs11436602klongs
kolos94921212kolo_s
kooks85217262k_ooks
kroons103711242kroons
loafs85616992_loafs
loof78141052_loof_
loofa85912812_loofa
loofas9429832_loofas
looks95124862_looks
looms75124642_looms
loons55731722_loons
loops75723962_loops
loos49051122_loo_s
loots55431422_loots
poofs105222792_poofs
proofs114511682proofs
roofs85321152_roofs
sloops85513622sloops
spoofs114011812spoofs
whoofs15457242whoofs
woofs114918002_woofs

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 Filter178691825510.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit82551352.09339441.5
3Display Results35350.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691352.41973869.8
 
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