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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 “spiffier” 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.

26 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
spiffier1625588(None) 
sniffier14356641sniffier
spiffied17234821spiffied
spiffies16277991spiffies
cliffier1633912cliffier
iffier1236762__iffier
miffier1537022_miffier
puffier1547972_puffier
shiftier1436342shiftier
sniffer13318902sniff_er
sniffler14296832sniffler
snuffier14276942snuffier
spicier115112462spi_cier
spiffed16257102spiff_ed
spiffiest17235652spiffiest
spiffily19153482spiffily
spiffing17237082spiffing
spikier13369982spi_kier
spinier93715162spi_nier
spirier93214072spi_rier
spitfire1343052spitfire
squiffier2442842squiffier
stiffer13319392stiff_er
stiffie13245772stiffie_
stiffies14258382stiffies
stuffier14336622stuffier

Search took 4 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 Limit121059263.25037248.9
3Display Results26260.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691263.64049090.9
 
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