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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 “pooftahs” 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.

27 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
pooftahs164236(None) 
pooftah1543141pooftah_
loofahs13364622loof_ahs
poofters1336922poofters
booths115313793boo_t_hs
coolths1236013coolt_hs
goombahs1642523goombahs
hookahs17446653hoo_kahs
hoorahs13399603hoo_rahs
loofah12375813loof_ah_
loofas9429833loof_a_s
lotahs9479873_lo_tahs
moolahs12347383moo_lahs
oompahs1434263_oompahs
poofs105222793poof___s
poofter1237163pooft_er
poohs103915713poo___hs
poontang1143813poontang
poontangs1242763poontangs
poortiths1442723poortiths
portals94015563p_ortals
postals93716373p_ostals
potash1138273p_o_tash
rooftops13152913rooftops
softas94410403_softa_s
sooths95715593soo_t_hs
tooths96013803too_t_hs

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162276.47022590.7
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691276.90625874.7
 
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