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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 “playoffs” 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.

38 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
playoffs194279(None) 
layoffs1642571_layoffs
payoffs1843241p_ayoffs
playoff1843531playoff_
flyoffs1542252fl_yoffs
layoff1545092_layoff_
payoff1736022p_ayoff_
blaffs14426623bla__ffs
blastoffs1743103blastoffs
blowoffs1942083blowoffs
buyoffs1842433_buyoffs
falloffs1343253falloffs
flyoff1444023fl_yoff_
layouts1046483_layouts
leadoffs1542303leadoffs
payolas12148973p_ayolas
payors114312643p_ayo_rs
payouts1247303p_ayouts
pickoffs2242373pickoffs
pilaffs15365153pila__ffs
placoids1347343placoids
plafonds1443273plafonds
platoons1038683platoons
playacts1543813playacts
playas114612283play__as
playbooks2043373playbooks
playboys1843653playboys
playdays1742973playdays
playdowns1843073playdowns
players124313763play_ers
playful1544653play_ful
playgoers1543193playgoers
playless1334863playless
playlets1334903playlets
playpens1534073playpens
playrooms1644223playrooms
plays106320773play___s
putoffs1543333p_utoffs

Search took 7 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 Limit146162386.23323449.7
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691386.68526730.1
 
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