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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 “buffets” 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.

29 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
buffets1531759(None) 
buffers153310791buffers
buffest15298641buffest
buffet143113781buffet_
tuffets13266521tuffets
befrets1237612befrets
bluffers16405702bluffers
bluffest1664642bluffest
bouffes15388632bouffe_s
buckets153811692buckets
budgets11489862budgets
buffed154313142buffe_d
buffer144512682buffe_r
buffeted1753732buffeted
buffeter1683592buffeter
buffeters1783142buffeters
buffiest1657562buffiest
buffos14447852buff_os
buffs135519512buff__s
bullets93516392bullets
burets84321262bu_rets
burnets93813262burnets
duffels14296452duffels
duffers143410092duffers
haffets1636052haffets
puffers15349202puffers
ruffes124112422ruffe_s
suffers133113542suffers
tuffet122612082tuffet_

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 Filter1786911076710.766233278.1
2DLD Change Limit107671296.62316257.1
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691297.40524131.1
 
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