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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forruffly” 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.

34 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
ruffly1533667(None) 
gruffly17413891gruffly
ruffle124111671ruffle
bluffly1833432bluffly
buffy165013372buff_y
duffle13368532duffle
gruffily1863082gruffily
gruffy16396012gruff_y
huffily1934692huffily
huffy174810232huff_y
muffle14339642muffle
outfly1238272outfly
puffily1834842puffily
puffy164410752puff_y
raffle123910702raffle
refly113914562r_efly
rifely123710032rifely
riffle124210232riffle
rubbly133710612rubbly
rudely10389972rudely
ruff105127652ruff__
ruffe114713812ruff_e
ruffed134312742ruffed
ruffes124112422ruffes
ruffled14369152ruffled
ruffler13369722ruffler
ruffles133512262ruffles
ruffs114516742ruff_s
ruly76323142ru__ly
rumbly134412162rumbly
rumply13348572rumply
snuffly16305192snuffly
truffle1384892truffle
waffly18305432waffly

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 Filter178691825510.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit82551342.23336968.7
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691342.35975748.6