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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 “sniff” 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.

55 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
sniff11391586(None) 
skiff153612801skiff
sniffs12378841sniffs
sniffy15337191sniffy
snuff113514041snuff
spiff133616401spiff
stiff114219241stiff
biff125026892_biff
cliff135917132cliff
diff116228842_diff
gliff124915662gliff
goniff13408892goniff
griff124416462griff
iff96730392__iff
jiff175321412_jiff
knife1210010132knife
miff125625062_miff
naff105128932_naff
quiff201111562quiff
riff104430102_riff
scoff134413342scoff
scuff133914892scuff
seif75638732sei_f
seifs85019332seifs
shift114225142shift
sift710740662s_ift
skiffs16327012skiffs
sluff114016812sluff
snafu8412142snafu
snarf86525422snarf
snib66522982sni_b
snibs75613762snibs
snick114416012snick
snide64318722snide
sniffed14318182sniffed
sniffer13318902sniffer
sniffle13287652sniffle
sniffly16265642sniffly
snip66424652sni_p
snipe75320572snipe
snips75818012snips
snit46342472sni_t
snits54124832snits
snuffs12358532snuffs
snuffy15356242snuffy
spiffs14328472spiffs
spiffy17326222spiffy
spliff1438602spliff
staff113817712staff
stiffs12389962stiffs
stuff113817052stuff
swift116818052swift
tiff104727722_tiff
unify113611112unify
whiff17310062whiff

Search took 5 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 Filter178691538000.610292936.1
2DLD Change Limit53800553.53315227.9
3Display Results55550.0301833.3
 (SQL Overall)178691554.17342820.8
 
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