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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forgaffs” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

12 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
gaffs12491465(None) 
baffs134718051baffs
caffs135417371caffs
daffs125116421daffs
gaff114828151gaff_
gaffe124111651gaffe
gaffes134811101gaffes
guffs124414821guffs
naffs116213961naffs
raffs115017521raffs
waffs146315471waffs
yaffs145311121yaffs

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691287560.0802233637.5
2DLD Change Limit28756120.51655728.7
3Display Results12120.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691120.596299817.1