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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 “loftier” 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.

47 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
loftier103776(None) 
lofter94614721loft_er
blottier10336412blottier
cottier93814172cottier
dotier73917032do_tier
dottier83910922dottier
floatier1136982floatier
footier104115112footier
goutier82612352goutier
heftier1337202heftier
hootier104915352hootier
joltier14318492joltier
lefter93613432left_er
lefties10312072lefties
lifter93814812lift_er
lintier73613802lintier
loamier9349162loamier
loather103711002loather
lofted103811892loft_ed
lofters103912902loft_ers
loftiest1139082loftiest
loftily1336352loftily
lofting113311312lofting
loggier93811142loggier
logier75015732lo_gier
loiter64619172loit_er
loonier73312682loonier
loopier93711192loopier
looter64222322loot_er
loppier11369722loppier
lotter64025602lo_tter
lousier72411622lousier
lowlier10338902lowlier
lustier73813502lustier
niftier10328712niftier
ofter84116872_oft_er
plottier10327262plottier
pottier93516492pottier
poutier93215322poutier
rootier74915392rootier
softer94015312soft_er
softie93312482softie_
softies103414612softies
sootier73916612sootier
tuftier1096602tuftier
wiftier13297732wiftier
zootier163611172zootier

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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671473.36032044.9
3Display Results47470.0133615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691473.74947663.6
 
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