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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 “paraffins” 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.

33 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
paraffins174464(None) 
paraffin1644901paraffin_
paraffine1744671paraffine
paraffines1844321paraffines
paraffined1942682paraffined
paraffinic2051972paraffinic
parafoils1445502parafoils
carabins12312363cara_bins
griffins1544783_griffins
paladins11911003pala_dins
papains11312363papa__ins
paracrine1348733paracrine
parading12313863para_ding
paraffining2052353paraffining
parafoil1345973parafoi_l
paraforms1645563paraforms
paragons11311503para_gons
paranoias11410443paranoias
paranoics1347653paranoics
paranoids1248913paranoids
parasails1147583parasails
parathions1545323parathions
parawing14310583para_wing
parawings1535823para_wings
parazoans2045603parazoans
parfaits1346913par_faits
parvolins1486693parvolins
piaffing1733923p_iaffing
puffins15278913p__uffins
raffias13237713__raffias
tariffing1644113tariffing
traffics1644183_traffics
warfarins1544733warfarins

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641337.81319024.8
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691338.24921662.1
 
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