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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 “poofter” 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.

35 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
poofter123716(None) 
poofters1336921poofters
booster94314552booster
cooter85128612coo_ter
crofter12299572crofter
footer94320772foo_ter
goofier11339312goofier
hoofer124014952hoof_er
hooter94123932hoo_ter
lofter94614722_lofter
looter64222322loo_ter
mooter83921092moo_ter
ofter84116872__ofter
plotter94113662plotter
pointer93814932pointer
politer92417072politer
pooftah1543142pooftah
pooler83819842poo_ler
poorer82613992poo_rer
porter84224412p_orter
poster84129172p_oster
potter83926982p_otter
poulter93712012poulter
pouter83923982p_outer
powter114116032p_owter
proffer15126932proffer
profiter132710202profiter
proofer12149102proof_er
roofer94415282roof_er
rooster74415172rooster
rooter64926032roo_ter
softer94015312_softer
spoofer12368722spoof_er
tooter64420802too_ter
woofer124411362woof_er

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671353.39031761.4
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691353.76647448.5
 
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