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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 “snifflers” 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.

25 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
snifflers1527505(None) 
sniffers14257121sniff_ers
sniffler14296831sniffler_
sniffles14257721sniffle_s
snufflers15285221snufflers
niffers13287362_niff_ers
rifflers14336452_rifflers
scufflers17285032scufflers
shufflers18265152shufflers
siffleurs1541642s_iffleurs
skiffles18265712skiffle_s
skiffless19243052skiffless
snaffles14246042snaffle_s
sniffer13318902sniff_er_
sniffier14356642sniffier_
sniffle13287652sniffle__
sniffled15276442sniffle_d
snifters11318612sni_fters
snigglers11314592snigglers
snivelers1264532snivelers
snuffers14326922snuff_ers
snuffler14317412snuffler_
snuffles14318412snuffle_s
stiflers11238832sti_flers
whifflers2142772whifflers

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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436253.18638115.5
3Display Results25250.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691253.57649969.5
 
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