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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 “loaf” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

178 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
loaf7673490(None) 
leaf76441031leaf
load56730601load
loafs85616991loafs
loam65630481loam
loan47436451loan
loof78141051loof
oaf65952881_oaf
aloof83521572aloof
bloat75229922bloat
boa56954032boa_
boar66134292boar
boas66150832boas
boat66360312boat
boff124727332boff
cloak115214012cloak
coal66939252coal
coat67558352coat
coax136922982coax
coff126930782coff
coif96337912coif
coof96643272coof
corf95941482corf
deaf85838402deaf
doat56947672doat
doff116225782doff
float85928572float
foal76630922foal
foam97127172foam
gloam86015942gloam
gloat65427682gloat
goa47343802goa_
goad66830982goad
goal55829302goal
goas55239942goas
goat56250832goat
golf85731182golf
goof85436872goof
haaf106227732haaf
hoar76729162hoar
hoax147718292hoax
hoof106036582hoof
howf136127202howf
kaf106845512_kaf
khaf145319602khaf
kloof123812132kloof
koa76737772koa_
koan85425032koan
koas85635092koas
la219261632l_a_
lab58864782l_ab
lac510155822l_ac
lad48165702l_ad
lag47862122l_ag
lam57666712l_am
lap58565272l_ap
lar37967532l_ar
las37281472l_as
lat37593402l_at
lav66847342l_av
law68656642l_aw
lax107651522l_ax
lay68865352l_ay
lea37660182lea_
lead56038852lead
leafs85721182leafs
leafy116316212leafy
leak86233712leak
leal46043272leal
lean46345242lean
leap66032682leap
lear47045952lear
leas45954182leas
liar47229682liar
lief76036992lief
lo28053442lo__
loach105116362loach
loads65323372loads
loafed104011152loafed
loafer93610942loafer
loams75619862loams
loamy105913342loamy
loans56026462loans
loath84918602loath
lob57154462lo_b
lobar7313012lobar
lobe65535362lobe
lobo67229862lobo
lobs66441082lobs
loca65527682loca
local74820272local
loch95527132loch
loci66126282loci
lock106134362lock
loco67030742loco
lode56240112lode
loft76539142loft
log46252682lo_g
logan68123282logan
loge56837192loge
logo57931762logo
logs57343112logs
logy87025782logy
loid55531492loid
loin46838722loin
loll46128382loll
lone45849132lone
long56933342long
loo38359822lo_o
loofa85912812loofa
loofs85623782loofs
look87333472look
loom67035052loom
loon47344792loon
loop67835012loop
loos49051122loos
loot46955822loot
lop58255312lo_p
lope65941922lope
lops66043352lops
loral55927822loral
loran55925092loran
lord55032082lord
lore45850352lore
lorn46435252lorn
lory75931712lory
lose45144582lose
loss45337962loss
lost47951492lost
lot38179262lo_t
lota47233502lota
lotah85315852lotah
lotas55926302lotas
loth76132132loth
loti46431842loti
lots47652092lots
loud55228042loud
loup66028432loup
lour45430682lour
lout45952142lout
lovat8321042lovat
love75234762love
low66051872lo_w
lowe75435312lowe
lown76929292lown
lows75843012lows
lox108240962lo_x
loyal84513482loyal
luau44824162luau
luff104426702luff
moa57249182moa_
moan65832022moan
moas65545342moas
moat66352032moat
oafs76425262_oafs
oak76238652_oak
oar37057952_oar
oat39888262_oat
of58247772_o_f
off96331632_off
poof95541662poof
pouf95732642pouf
road56332112road
roam67132412roam
roan47234202roan
roar46328572roar
rolf75134872rolf
roof75738832roof
soak87227662soak
soap65831132soap
soar46838672soar
sofa75625602sofa
toad55830182toad
toff105929902toff
woad85523942woad
wolf105729562wolf
woof106532422woof
zoa128529992zoa_

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 Filter178691298720.283631417.0
2DLD Change Limit298721780.81336742.9
3Display Results1781780.0305933.3
 (SQL Overall)1786911781.126158695.4
 
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