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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 “sniffy” 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.

31 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
sniffy1533719(None) 
sniff113915861sniff_
sniffly16265641sniffly
sniffs12378841sniffs
snuffy15356241snuffy
spiffy17326221spiffy
biffy164711132_biffy
cliffy17435242cliffy
iffy135312282__iffy
jiffy21458312_jiffy
miffy163910202_miffy
nifty115211632_nifty
shifty15409262shifty
skiff153612802skiff_
skiffs16327012skiffs
sniffed14318182sniffed
sniffer13318902sniffer
sniffily17154032sniffily
sniffle13287652sniffle
snippy1374842snippy
snuff113514042snuff_
snuffly16305202snuffly
snuffs12358532snuffs
spiff133616402spiff_
spiffs14328472spiffs
squiffy2542572squiffy
stiff114219242stiff_
stiffly16235172stiffly
stiffs12389962stiffs
stuffy15317082stuffy
unify113611112uni_fy

Search took 5 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 Filter178691825510.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit82551314.06320317.7
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691314.18942657.2
 
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