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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 “paraffin” 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.

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
paraffin164490(None) 
paraffine1744671paraffine
paraffins1744641paraffins
paraffined1942682paraffined
paraffines1844322paraffines
paraffinic2051972paraffinic
parafoil1345972parafoil
carabin11313213cara_bin
griffin1434513_griffin
paladin101011773pala_din
papain10313793papa__in
paracrine1348733paracrine
parading12313863para_ding
paraffining2052353paraffining
parafoils1445503parafoils
paraform1546933paraform
paragon10311023para_gon
paranoia10410563paranoia
paranoic1249833paranoic
paranoid11311143paranoid
parasail1049233parasail
parathion1446173parathion
parawing14310583para_wing
parazoan1946553parazoan
parfait12312053par_fait
parvolin1376933parvolin
piaffing1733923p_iaffing
puffin141149003p__uffin
raffia12287703__raffia
tariffing1644113tariffing
traffic1544733_traffic
warfarin1444983warfarin

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162327.01620832.7
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691327.45223978.9
 
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