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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 “ruffs” 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.

118 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
ruffs11451674(None) 
buffs135519511buffs
cuffs135017491cuffs
duffs125216621duffs
gruffs13337451gruffs
guffs124414821guffs
huffs144514741huffs
luffs114516281luffs
muffs134114211muffs
puffs134114931puffs
raffs115017521raffs
riffs115114611riffs
ruff105127651ruff_
ruffe114713811ruffe
ruffes124112421ruffes
tuffs115118261tuffs
baffs134718052baffs
biffs134814412biffs
bluffs14388372bluffs
boffs134915502boffs
buff125229862buff_
buffi136112202buffi
buffo135112182buffo
buffos14447852buffos
buffy165013372buffy
bumfs125414052bumfs
caffs135417372caffs
chuffs17427782chuffs
coffs134916302coffs
cuff125327992cuff_
cuifs104814692cuifs
curfs105122142curfs
daffs125116422daffs
diffs126315482diffs
doffs125614332doffs
draffs13617902draffs
duff114326642duff_
dufus94010812dufus
effs105114032_effs
fluffs11347782fluffs
gaffs124914652gaffs
griffs13398992griffs
gruff124712142gruff_
gruffy16396012gruffy
guff114624932guff_
gulfs94915302gulfs
huff135623842huff_
huffy174810232huffy
jiffs185710312jiffs
kufis1249252kufis
luff104426702luff_
luffa11409022luffa
luffas12337482luffas
miffs134512882miffs
muff124723862muff_
naffs116213962naffs
offs107117012_offs
pouffs14418122pouffs
puff125525432puff_
puffy164410752puffy
quaffs21125692quaffs
quiffs21135432quiffs
raff104933042raff_
rafts87820632rafts
rebuffs1533402rebuffs
reefs85121662reefs
refs75732242r_efs
reifs84819092reifs
riff104430102riff_
rifs74929002r_ifs
rifts85718642rifts
rolfs84817122rolfs
roofs85321152roofs
rubes74928412rubes
ruboffs1543122ruboffs
rubs66133492ru_bs
rubus76415062rubus
rucks114422052rucks
rudds74811702rudds
ruers515019412ruers
rues46044482ru_es
ruffed134312742ruffed
ruffle124111672ruffle
ruffles133512272ruffles
ruffly15336672ruffly
rufous948272rufous
rugs56033682ru_gs
ruins55822032ruins
rules55234252rules
rumps95922292rumps
rums64833472ru_ms
runes55530222runes
rungs611819402rungs
runoffs1343012runoffs
runs46438072ru_ns
runts55927632runts
ruses56136582ruses
rusks95816192rusks
rusts55026992rusts
ruths85714642ruths
ruts44541492ru_ts
scruffs1554172scruffs
scuffs14419052scuffs
sluffs12349582sluffs
snuffs12358532snuffs
stuffs123810222stuffs
surfs85022542surfs
teffs115111732teffs
tiffs114414882tiffs
toffs116016722toffs
truffe1276232truffe
truffes1356772truffes
tufas85314382tufas
tuff104528522tuff_
tufts85713272tufts
turfs84620442turfs
waffs146315472waffs
yaffs145311122yaffs

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 Filter178691538000.310576422.6
2DLD Change Limit538001181.56334421.0
3Display Results1181180.0303933.3
 (SQL Overall)1786911181.90393899.6
 
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