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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 “calfs” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

196 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
calfs10491938(None) 
caffs135417371caffs
calf96339561calf_
califs114915891califs
calks115421601calks
calls75634731calls
calms95222351calms
calos74431901calos
aals49941142aal_s
alas46358122_alas
albs68628572_albs
alefs87319662_alefs
ales47067102_ales
alfa77624272_alfa
alfas87219042_alfas
alifs86121262_alifs
alls46740922_alls
alms65834922_alms
alps65529242_alps
als36663022_al_s
alts46639902_alts
arfs76029962_arfs
baffs134718052baffs
balas76937212balas
balds85524642balds
bales76250082bales
balks114926292balks
balls76236412balls
balms95723922balms
bals66354042bal_s
barfs104826002barfs
cables104527552cables
cabs86739422ca_bs
cacas95627982cacas
cades85440732cades
cadis84428502cadis
cads76144522ca_ds
cafe95230322ca_fe
cafes106426922cafes
caff125631672ca_ff
cages85936012cages
caids85226422caids
cains75334302cains
cakes116037672cakes
calash11312432calash
calces104420052calces
calesa8412472calesa
calif104929102calif
calix145317352calix
calk105527662cal_k
call66838672cal_l
calla74827072calla
callas84526752callas
callus85317072callus
calm85032362cal_m
calo64936442cal_o
calve105919922calve
calves115119282calves
calx135722792cal_x
calxes154113032calxes
calyx17518192calyx
camas96333522camas
cames97047312cames
camos95927612camos
camps116330262camps
cams87047282ca_ms
canes75350372canes
cans65050852ca_ns
cants77036942cants
capes95441922capes
caphs124515372caphs
capos94826072capos
caps87147892ca_ps
carbs96031462carbs
cards85137932cards
cares77369182cares
carks115534212carks
carles85435082carles
carls77037422carls
carns75937562carns
carps96932252carps
carrs75730852carrs
cars67364762ca_rs
carts78946292carts
casas75327842casas
cases75048382cases
casks115720062casks
casts77237792casts
casus76419252casus
cates75951892cates
cats66356342ca_ts
caulds95512382caulds
caules85927252caules
caulis85320082caulis
caulks125611862caulks
cauls75727772cauls
caves105639702caves
caws96036112ca_ws
cays95437672ca_ys
cells75428062cells
cels65534972cel_s
celts75325782celts
chaffs17459612chaffs
chalks155412142chalks
chefs136214662chefs
clads85722732clads
clags85621122clags
clams95127672clams
clans75031012clans
claps95626182claps
class75525482class
claws106020832claws
clays105521332clays
clefs106616242clefs
coalas87418962coalas
coals76129602coal_s
coffs134916302coffs
coifs105718702coifs
colas75436772colas
colds85726972colds
coles76055062coles
cols66553082col_s
colts76633292colts
coofs105924712coofs
cuffs135017492cuffs
cuifs104814692cuifs
culls75425812culls
culms95314192culms
cults75022552cults
curfs105122142curfs
daffs125116422daffs
dales66439742dales
dals57145122dal_s
delfs94918672delfs
falls85727652falls
gaffs124914652gaffs
galas65731642galas
gales65442482gales
galls64729322galls
gals57946502gal_s
golfs95616102golfs
gulfs94915302gulfs
haafs115711162haafs
hales85449842hales
half106238452half_
halls85633782halls
halms105225212halms
halos85230252halos
halts85230102halts
kafs116423742ka_fs
kaifs125715642kaifs
kales95730982kales
kalifs134410982kalifs
lalls55324132lalls
males75049792males
malls76233432malls
malms95021552malms
malts76331752malts
naffs116213962naffs
naifs87617422naifs
nalas55528362nalas
oafs76425262oa_fs
pales75753802pales
palls74332562palls
palms94921752palms
palps94719562palps
pals66951352pal_s
pelfs105016292pelfs
raffs115017522raffs
rales54947492rales
rolfs84817122rolfs
sales56055592sales
salps74423242salps
sals46851672sal_s
salts55431882salts
scalds94813692scalds
scales84529312scales
scalls84218202scalls
scalps104315232scalps
scarfs114714682scarfs
selfs85220242selfs
talas55935892talas
talcs74817182talcs
tales55451372tales
talks94322692talks
talls55133432talls
talus55423262talus
vales85434262vales
waffs146315472waffs
waifs115719872waifs
wales86142832wales
walks126218502walks
walls85529382walls
wolfs116214162wolfs
yaffs145311122yaffs
zarfs174713622zarfs

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit538001961.44037361.1
3Display Results1961960.0603266.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911961.85696277.5
 
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