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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 “chaffering” 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.

63 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
chaffering2210464(None) 
chamfering21125331chamfering
chaffing2036322chaff__ing
chambering20116042chambering
chaptering18107962chaptering
chartering16109252chartering
chattering16108642chattering
chauffeuring247782chauffeuring
coffering1838042c_offering
buffering1835223_buffering
caffein1535333c_affe_in_
caffeine1644513c_affe_ine
caffeins1645123c_affe_ins
cambering16109873c_ambering
cankering162110793c_ankering
cantering122417373c_antering
capering132414963c_a_pering
careering12311203c_areering
catering112019903c_a_tering
chaffer18389473chaffer___
chaffered21154483chaffer_ed
chafferer20133923chaffer_er
chafferers21153173chafferers
chaffers19378003chaffer__s
chafing163911493cha_f__ing
chairing143110773cha__iring
changeling1745673changeling
channeling1645203channeling
charing133721323cha___ring
charring142913163cha__rring
chasseing1554963chasse_ing
chastening1656523chastening
checkering2244403checkering
cheering143612703ch__eering
cheffing2034463cheff__ing
chequering2543123chequering
chippering2045163chippering
chittering16107183chittering
choppering2064813choppering
chowdering2044163chowdering
chuffing2055043chuff__ing
chuntering1647803chuntering
clabbering17104583clabbering
clambering1776163clambering
clattering13109233clattering
clavering1538373cla_vering
coiffuring1942573coiffuring
cratering12312653cra_tering
differing1746473_differing
gauffering1842453gauffering
goffering1744483_goffering
haltering132212003_haltering
hammering1737633_hammering
hampering1738863_hampering
hankering17239383_hankering
havering152211053_ha_vering
niffering1645133_niffering
offering1536393__offering
proffering1943773proffering
reoffering1744093reoffering
shattering1498283shattering
suffering1637293_suffering
wafering15208893_wa_fering

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911406030.263679433.5
2DLD Change Limit140603636.76620780.8
3Display Results63630.0302100.0
 (SQL Overall)178691637.05925313.9
 
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