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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

51 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
gruffness169275(None) 
bluffness1742502bluffness
gruffest1544592gruff_est
gruffiest1634532gruffiest
gruffnesses1842932gruffnesses
briefness1444113briefness
crudeness1245753crudeness
cruelness1145053cruelness
cuffless1634293_cuffless
fluffiness1542603fluffiness
gaudiness1136263gaudiness
gauffers1563833gauff_ers
gauntness1044203gauntness
gauziness1934623gauziness
glueyness1342913glueyness
gluiness937373glu_iness
glumness1135203glu_mness
goofiness1365603goofiness
goutiness1038773goutiness
grandness1138303grandness
grapiness1238263grapiness
graveness13288383graveness
grayness1235933gr_ayness
greatness1036903greatness
greenness1046793greenness
greyness1235243gr_eyness
griffes14367923griff_e_s
griminess1236723griminess
grimness1176003gr_imness
grossness1045973grossness
grubbiness1542943grubbiness
gruffed1544943gruff_e_d
gruffer1475793gruff_e_r
gruffier1544703gruffie_r
gruffish1843943gruff_ish
gruffs13337453gruff___s
grumpiness1543283grumpiness
huffiness1844283_huffiness
puffiness1764363_puffiness
rifeness1138603_rifeness
rudeness938083_rudeness
ruffes124112423_ruff_e_s
rufflers14347193_rufflers
ruffles133512273_ruffle_s
scruffiness1951693scruffiness
stiffness1543553stiffness
stuffiness1643693stuffiness
stuffless1543543stuffless
trueness838693tru_eness
truffes1356773truff_e_s
truffles1485593truffle_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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641517.15620771.5
3Display Results51510.0301700.0
 (SQL Overall)178691517.62223444.1
 
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