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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 “buffeted” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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82 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
buffeted175373(None) 
buffered1764991buffered
buffeter1683591buffeter
bucketed1736762bucketed
budgeted1344882budgeted
buffed154313142buff__ed
buffet143113782buffet__
buffeters1783142buffeters
buffets15317592buffet_s
bulleted1138392bulleted
suffered1536732suffered
affected1744803_affected
baffed154812173baff__ed
baffled16418063baff_led
basseted1136753basseted
befitted14305723befitted
befleaed1454663befleaed
befretted1544373befretted
biffed15449883biff__ed
billeted1137643billeted
bluffed16326433bluff__ed
boffed15369483boff__ed
bonneted1136223bonneted
breveted1435623breveted
budgeter1244543budgeter
buffaloed1841553buffaloed
buffer144512683buff__er
buffers153310793buffe_rs
buffest15298643buffe_st
buffeting1843783buffeting
buffier1568403buff_ier
bufflehead2271703bufflehead
buggered1335623buggered
bugseed1136173bugse_ed
bumpered1536003bumpered
bunkered15177183bunkered
bunted95219183bu__nted
burdened1236423burdened
burseed1049503burse_ed
bursted1039423bu_rsted
burweed1347823burwe_ed
busheled1465273busheled
busted95123153bu__sted
butted94722063bu__tted
buttered112712633buttered
coffered1737673coffered
cuffed154311213cuff__ed
curveted1435293curveted
differed1635523differed
dueted84113593du__eted
effected1744993_effected
effete1235183_effete_
feted94420933___feted
gauffered1741873gauffered
goffered1634523goffered
guffawed1941623guffawed
gusseted1043553gusseted
huffed163710153huff__ed
junketed2033523junketed
luffed133810823luff__ed
muffed154210593muff__ed
muffled16377783muff_led
mufflered1842123mufflered
niffered1544143niffered
offered1436143_offered
puffed153510603puff__ed
quieted17309723qu_ieted
ruffed134312743ruff__ed
ruffled14369153ruff_led
sufferer1436063sufferer
sufficed17205663sufficed
suffixed22214343suffixed
sufflated1644623sufflated
suffused1544023suffused
sulfated1238833sulfated
surfeited1344593surfeited
tuffet122612083tuffet__
tuffets13266523tuffet_s
tufted10359283tu_f_ted
turreted935373turreted
unbuffered1951763unbuffered
unfelted1279403_unfelted

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162826.87321266.1
3Display Results82820.0332484.8
 (SQL Overall)178691827.34224338.2
 
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