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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 “buffalo” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

58 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
buffalo155372(None) 
buffalos1642861buffalos
beefalo1244082beefalo
buffable1844392buffable
buffaloed1841552buffaloed
buffaloes1742092buffaloes
buffo135112182buff__o
bummalo1353792bummalo
baffle14399873baff_le
beefalos1343653beefalos
befall114410643b_efall
bluffable1942063bluffable
bluffly1833433bluff_ly
boffo136010373boff__o
boffola1543463boffola
bouffant1643683bouffant
bubal94218213bu_bal_
bubale104014623bu_bale
bubals103513843bu_bals
buccal1248243buccal_
buff125229863buff___
buffaloing1941373buffaloing
buffed154313143buff_ed
buffer144512683buff_er
buffers153310793buffers
buffest15298643buffest
buffet143113783buff_et
buffets15317593buffets
buffi136112203buff__i
buffier1568403buffier
buffing163411393buffing
buffoon1543713buffoon
buffos14447853buff_os
buffs135519513buff__s
buffy165013373buff__y
bummalos1442873bummalos
bungalow1441883bungalow
burial84117623burial_
burials93612083burials
bursal84414823bursal_
buttals938503buttals
duffel13407753duffel_
duffels14296453duffels
duffle13368533duff_le
guffaw1642793guffa_w
guffaws1762273guffaws
huffily1934693huffily
luffa11409023luffa__
luffas12337483luffa_s
muffle14339643muff_le
offal1136243_offal_
offals1235893_offals
outfall1039683outfall
puffball1841983puffball
puffily1834843puffily
ruffle124111673ruff_le
ruffly15336673ruff_ly
suffari1345503suffari

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911340270.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit134027586.61020276.4
3Display Results58580.0134461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691587.04625360.6
 
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