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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 “cliffs” 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.

49 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
cliffs1447759(None) 
cliff135917131cliff_
cliffy17435241cliffy
clifts11519151clifts
gliffs13436321gliffs
alifs86121262ali_fs
biffs134814412_biffs
blaffs14426622blaffs
bluffs14388372bluffs
caffs135417372c_affs
califs114915892cali_fs
chaffs17459612chaffs
chiefs14509652chiefs
chuffs17427782chuffs
clefs106616242cl_efs
clefts114610162clefts
clicks145315112clicks
clift106422192cli_ft
climbs12498722climbs
climes104720002climes
clines84926042clines
clings95716212clings
clinks125815062clinks
clips96018302cli_ps
coffs134916302c_offs
coiffe1447042coiffe
coiffes1546802coiffes
coifs105718702coi_fs
cuffs135017492c_uffs
cuifs104814692cui_fs
diffs126315482_diffs
fluffs11347782fluffs
gliff124915662gliff_
griffs13398992griffs
jiffs185710312_jiffs
lifts85719062_lifts
luffs114516282_luffs
miffs134512882_miffs
quiffs21135432quiffs
riffs115114612_riffs
sclaffs1543572sclaffs
skiffs16327012skiffs
sluffs12349582sluffs
sniffs12378842sniffs
spiffs14328472spiffs
spliffs1533562spliffs
stiffs12389962stiffs
tiffs114414882_tiffs
whiffs1835082whiffs

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 Filter178691825510.593301333.9
2DLD Change Limit82551492.50033020.4
3Display Results49490.0163062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691493.10957475.4
 
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