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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 “sniffing” 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
sniffing1522745(None) 
sniffling1644091sniffling
snuffing15256801snuffing
spiffing17237081spiffing
stiffing15248701stiffing
biffing163510012_biffing
coiffing1755932coiffing
knifing1536482kni_fing
miffing16298402_miffing
naffing14359032_naffing
riffing144011272_riffing
scoffing17275942scoffing
scuffing17287112scuffing
shifting152910382shifting
sifting113014592s_ifting
skiffling2043102skiffling
sluffing15247302sluffing
snaffling1643762snaffling
snafuing1235082snafuing
snarfing12358662snarfing
snibbing13295892snibbing
snicking153610232snicking
sniffier14356642sniffier
sniffily17154032sniffily
sniffish1744512sniffish
sniping103712052sni_ping
snipping13308852snipping
snuffling1643562snuffling
spiffying2142752spiffying
staffing15247492staffing
stifling122110912stifling
stuffing15247842stuffing
tiffing14339382_tiffing
unifying1537552unifying
whiffing2134702whiffing

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059353.59333693.0
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691353.99944683.9
 
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