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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 “gliffs” 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.

42 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
gliffs1343632(None) 
cliffs14477591cliffs
gliff124915661gliff_
griffs13398991griffs
alifs86121262ali_fs
biffs134814412_biffs
blaffs14426622blaffs
bluffs14388372bluffs
cliff135917132cliff_
cliffy17435242cliffy
clifts11519152clifts
diffs126315482_diffs
fluffs11347782fluffs
gaffs124914652g_affs
gifts96214962g_ifts
glias64618492gli_as
glides84518862glides
glimes94717522glimes
glims87417672gli_ms
glints75714212glints
goniffs14473902goniffs
griefs10418722griefs
griff124416462griff_
griffe13438092griffe
griffes14367922griffes
grifts104511682grifts
gruffs13337452gruffs
guffs124414822g_uffs
jiffs185710312_jiffs
lifts85719062_lifts
luffs114516282_luffs
miffs134512882_miffs
quiffs21135432quiffs
riffs115114612_riffs
skiffs16327012skiffs
sluffs12349582sluffs
sniffs12378842sniffs
spiffs14328472spiffs
spliffs1533562spliffs
stiffs12389962stiffs
tiffs114414882_tiffs
whiffs1835082whiffs

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551422.39034540.2
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691422.74965002.2
 
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