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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 “staffers” 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.

39 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
staffers1424708(None) 
staffer13299091staffer_
stuffers14277381stuffers
chaffers19378002chaffers
gaffers14428712_gaffers
piaffers16114202piaffers
quaffers2333962quaffers
scarfers13408462scarfers
sclaffers17122522sclaffers
scoffers16286132scoffers
scuffers16307492scuffers
sniffers14257122sniffers
snuffers14326922snuffers
stabbers12268732stabbers
stablers103611152stablers
stackers143413562stackers
staffed14298282staffe_d
staffs12349752staff__s
stagers84116672sta_gers
staggers10379842staggers
stainers83212172stainers
stalkers12369852stalkers
stammers123611522stammers
stampers124211602stampers
standers93514302standers
staplers103111202staplers
starers74522312sta_rers
starkers123712392starkers
starters83714772starters
starvers11459642starvers
staters73922342sta_ters
stayers103813632sta_yers
stiffens14244112stiffens
stiffer13319392stiffer_
stiflers11238832stiflers
strafers11379912strafers
stuffer13349792stuffer_
suffers133113542s_uffers
zaffers22386772_zaffers

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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059393.87331257.2
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691394.29541604.4
 
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