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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 “gulfs” 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.

110 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
gulfs9491530(None) 
golfs95616101golfs
guffs124414821guffs
gules64831041gules
gulf84929421gulf_
gulfy124612001gulfy
gulls65222981gulls
gulps84715071gulps
guls55930851gul_s
begulfs1333752begulfs
buffs135519512buffs
bulbs96016932bulbs
bulks115920612bulks
bulls75629572bulls
bumfs125414052bumfs
calfs104919382calfs
cuffs135017492cuffs
cuifs104814692cuifs
culls75425812culls
culms95314192culms
cults75022552cults
curfs105122142curfs
delfs94918672delfs
duffs125216622duffs
dulls64523742dulls
engulfs1143832engulfs
fulls84623522fulls
gaffs124914652gaffs
galas65731642galas
gales65442482gales
galls64729322galls
gals57946502gal_s
gaults74112782gaults
gelds75118342gelds
gels56836102gel_s
gelts65924612gelts
gilds75417522gilds
gills64728192gills
gilts64924262gilts
glues65125682glues
glugs75214282glugs
glums84621422glums
gluts66120132gluts
golds75421312golds
golf85731182golf_
goofs94821002goofs
gruffs13337452gruffs
guans64419442guans
guars65021052guars
gucks123917302gucks
gudes74520812gudes
guess64213362guess
guff114624932gu_ff
guids75516152guids
guilds8388352guilds
guiles73919282guiles
guilts74111232guilts
gul45832792gul__
gulag7310822gulag
gulags837542gulags
gular6314832gular
gulch113810602gulch
gulfed114810012gulfed
gull54828452gul_l
gully94020682gully
gulp75521362gul_p
gulpy114612762gulpy
gums75030942gu_ms
gunks104517722gunks
guns55533482gu_ns
gurus64318192gurus
gusts65722792gusts
guts56637252gu_ts
guvs85816812gu_vs
guys85019642gu_ys
huffs144514742huffs
hulas84920882hulas
hulks125715482hulks
hulls84923562hulls
ingulfs1134732ingulfs
luffs114516282luffs
lulls54119652lulls
lulus54315162lulus
muffs134114212muffs
mules75034292mules
mulls75124152mulls
nulls55019982nulls
pelfs105016292pelfs
puffs134114932puffs
pules74538812pules
pulis74225602pulis
pulls74425052pulls
pulps95116482pulps
puls65437562pul_s
rolfs84817122rolfs
ruffs114516742ruffs
rules55234252rules
selfs85220242selfs
sulfa8313922sulfa
sulfas9311562sulfas
sulfo8313362sulfo
sulks94818462sulks
sulus54821882sulus
surfs85022542surfs
tuffs115118262tuffs
tules54532792tules
turfs84620442turfs
ulus45622562_ulus
wolfs116214162wolfs
yules84521582yules

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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit538001101.70331591.3
3Display Results1101100.0303666.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911102.04687336.8
 
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