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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 “zaffars” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

140 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
zaffars2232523(None) 
zaffar21385041zaffar_
zaffers22386771zaffers
zaffirs22375661zaffirs
afars85716512_a_fars
affairs1334162_affairs
gaffers14428712gaffers
kaffirs17325552kaffirs
zaffer21397152zaffer_
zaffir21395512zaffir_
zaffre21354662zaff_re
zaffres22324992zaffres
afar76720783_a_far_
afeard1058263_afeard
affair1234353_affair
affaire1344463_affaire
affaires1444303_affaires
affirm1435523_affirm
affirms1534383_affirms
afford1346493_afford
affords1435023_affords
affray1534973_affray
affrays1644063_affrays
afters94717073_afters
agars66120643_a_gars
alfas87219043_alfa_s
altars64518153_altars
anears63717183_anears
attars64515313_attars
baffies153612943baffies
bafflers16356593bafflers
baffles153710683baffles
baffs134718053baff__s
bazaars18275883bazaars
bazars174613113ba_zars
buffers153310793buffers
caesars9410733caesars
caffs135417373caff__s
caftans12179443caftans
calcars11312653calcars
carfare12310073carfare
carfares13310323carfares
caviars1238623caviars
chaffers19378003chaffers
coffers154112693coffers
daffs125116423daff__s
damars93815003da_mars
dammars12308193dammars
darbars10510093darbars
differs14339973differs
doffers14359853doffers
duffers143410093duffers
fanfare1336673fanfare
fanfares1436773fanfares
farfals13268503farfals
fears84829393__fears
fiars86720833__fiars
gaffer134310133gaffer_
gaffes134811103gaff_es
gaffs124914653gaff__s
gauffers1563833gauffers
gaydars1235803gaydars
gazars164811553ga_zars
goffers14409213goffers
guffaws1762273guffaws
haars85620473ha__ars
haffets1636053haffets
haffits1636193haffits
haftara13136093haftara
haftaras14136073haftaras
hafters134614333hafters
hangars114313493hangars
jaguars1535233jaguars
kabars124513953ka_bars
kaffir16345303kaffir_
kafirs13306983ka_firs
kaftans14185353kaftans
kantars11310033kantars
lahars94013163la_hars
lascars979013lascars
lazars153812393la_zars
luffas12337483luffa_s
maars74621633ma__ars
maffias15327283maffias
mafias113913573mafia_s
maftirs1236043maftirs
makars124612633ma_kars
malars85020683ma_lars
naffs116213963naff__s
nakfas1334683nakfa_s
navars92810573na_vars
niffers13287363niffers
offals1235893_offals
offers12349963_offers
piaffers16114203piaffers
puffers15349203puffers
quaffers2333963quaffers
radars71314673ra_dars
raffias13237713raffias
rafflers14317363rafflers
raffles133611843raffles
raffs115017523raff__s
rafters103715633rafters
safari91110223sa_fari
safaris101110663sa_faris
saggars93610683saggars
sambars115113843sambars
sangars83116253sangars
sansars73313913sansars
sardars83112903sardars
sarsars73512143sarsars
shofars1335833shofars
sofars94712783_sofars
staffers14247083staffers
suffari1345503suffari
suffaris1445083suffaris
suffers133113543suffers
taffarel1442563taffarel
taffarels1541863taffarels
taffias13377413taffias
taffies133012693taffies
tafias93111963tafia_s
talars66021683ta_lars
tartars73313403tartars
tatars64619793ta_tars
wafers124316143wa_fers
waffies163611443waffies
wafflers17306323wafflers
waffles16329983waffles
waffs146315473waff__s
wafters134112813wafters
warfare1336733warfare
warfares1436683warfares
yaffs145311123yaff__s
zaikais2042913zaikais
zamias174212923zamia_s
zanders173015793zanders
zanzas1487053zanza_s
zappers203911633zappers
zarfs174713623zarf__s

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911340270.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit1340271406.79619721.5
3Display Results1401400.0463043.5
 (SQL Overall)1786911407.26224606.3
 
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