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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 “bouffe” 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.

36 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
bouffe1443831(None) 
bouffes15388631bouffes
pouffe14448261pouffe
bluff134413832bluff_
bluffed16326432bluffed
bluffer15396882bluffer
bluffs14388372bluffs
boff124727332bo_ff_
boffed15369482bo_ffed
boffo136010372bo_ffo
boffs134915502bo_ffs
boucle103712782boucle
bougie93613272bougie
boule74828042bou_le
boulle84614612boulle
bounce104014832bounce
bourne83714092bourne
bourse84414332bourse
bouse75931852bou_se
buff125229862b_uff_
buffed154313142b_uffed
buffer144512682b_uffer
buffet143113782b_uffet
buffi136112202b_uffi
buffo135112182b_uffo
buffs135519512b_uffs
buffy165013372b_uffy
coiffe1447042coiffe
pouff135215422pouff_
pouffed16365952pouffed
pouffes15408122pouffes
pouffs14418122pouffs
pouffy17395882pouffy
ruffe114713812_ruffe
souffle13306802souffle
truffe1276232truffe

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 Filter178691825510.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit82551362.68630733.8
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691363.07858054.3
 
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