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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 “clefs” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

120 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
clefs10661624(None) 
alefs87319661alefs
chefs136214661chefs
clef97028181clef_
cleft106222851cleft
clefts114610161clefts
clews105516331clews
alecs76620732alecs
alef76340692alef_
ales47067102ale_s
alifs86121262alifs
beefs105618562beefs
blebs96416152blebs
bless75917812bless
blets75324942blets
cafes106426922cafes
caffs135417372caffs
calfs104919382calfs
califs114915892califs
cees65941592c_ees
celebs1037882celebs
cells75428062cells
cels65534972c_els
celts75325782celts
ceps86125952c_eps
cess65326052c_ess
chef125125622chef_
chess105016922chess
chews135418512chews
chiefs14509652chiefs
clads85722732clads
clags85621122clags
clams95127672clams
clans75031012clans
claps95626182claps
class75525482class
claws106020832claws
clays105521332clays
clean75420412clean
cleans85817052cleans
clear76219052clear
clears84116562clears
cleat76335062cleat
cleats84919312cleats
cleek115514912cleek
cleeks125010542cleeks
clepe94617382clepe
clepes104214622clepes
clept95725772clept
clerk115812452clerk
clerks12458842clerks
clevis1158962clevis
clew95520572cle_w
cliff135917132cliff
cliffs14477592cliffs
clift106422192clift
clifts11519152clifts
clips96018302clips
clods85320862clods
clogs85519552clogs
clons75228132clons
clops95924852clops
clots75627642clots
cloys104916942cloys
clubs95415102clubs
clues74623032clues
coeds85920162coeds
coffs134916302coffs
coifs105718702coifs
coles76055062cole_s
coleus86818272coleus
coofs105924712coofs
creds85418772creds
cress75022832cress
crews105917492crews
cues65438982cue_s
cuffs135017492cuffs
cuifs104814692cuifs
culets85518512culets
curfs105122142curfs
delfs94918672delfs
efs66829602__efs
fiefs116213702fiefs
fleas86423662fleas
flees85828752flees
flews115316442flews
fleys117015602fleys
gleds75417892gleds
glees65027592glees
glens66519852glens
gleys96514852gleys
ileus54616892ileus
keefs125116282keefs
kefs115922742_kefs
kiefs126112202kiefs
leafs85721182_leafs
leas45954182_leas
lees45455882_lees
left76340482_left
lefts86517812_lefts
legs56133692_legs
leis45739602_leis
leks85427602_leks
lens46146492_lens
les35663072_le_s
less45635102_less
lets47147942_lets
leys76430182_leys
oleos55419682oleos
oles46453472ole_s
pelfs105016292pelfs
pleas75627032pleas
plebs95814582plebs
plews105415352plews
reefs85121662reefs
refs75732242_refs
selfs85220242selfs
sleds64418852sleds
slews86220352slews
ylems1039262ylems

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.0832152903.6
2DLD Change Limit538001201.37639098.8
3Display Results1201200.0304000.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911201.489120007.4
 
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