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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 “golfer” 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.

74 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
golfer10441118(None) 
gofer94814281go_fer
goffer13409511goffer
golder84417601golder
golfed11569761golfed
golfers114410081golfers
rolfer94412271rolfer
wolfer12429981wolfer
bolder94820932bolder
bolter83920752bolter
coffer144112862coffer
colder95121852colder
colter84625092colter
confer114018682confer
doffer133911352doffer
folder104317542folder
gaffer134310132gaffer
gaoler73913572gaol_er
gelder84613712gelder
gilder84415532gilder
giller74519732giller
glover104513532glover
glower105114932glower
gluer65116772g_luer
godlier938892godlier
goer56827102go__er
gofers104711512go_fers
goffers14409212goffers
goiter74116202goiter
golden84411152golden
golem8416112gol_em
golf85731182golf__
golfs95616102golf_s
gomer85220652go_mer
goner66025162go_ner
goober93911742goober
goofed114911382goofed
goofier11339312goofier
gooier73516212gooier
gopher1239182gopher
gorger86116982gorger
gorier73719372gorier
gouger86014362gouger
gulfed114810012gulfed
gulfier1137792gulfier
gulper93410212gulper
holder104619652holder
holier94921622holier
holler93520612holler
hoofer124014952hoofer
jolter133513092jolter
loafer93610942loafer
loller63315282loller
molder93819272molder
molter84119422molter
offer114311382_offer
ogler65917442ogl_er
older65121172_older
pilfer1139162pilfer
polder94019252polder
poler74431792pol_er
poller83921852poller
rolfed104510522rolfed
rolfers104011812rolfers
roller63919792roller
roofer94415282roofer
solder73921342solder
solver94016702solver
telfer9379892telfer
toller63819442toller
wolfed13428012wolfed
wolfers13409632wolfers
wolver12419712wolver
woofer124411362woofer

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.1261418182.5
2DLD Change Limit82551742.95327955.0
3Display Results74740.0164625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691743.09557735.4
 
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