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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 “fordless” 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.

35 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
fordless1228900(None) 
cordless11299961cordless
foodless12338381foodless
forkless15267431forkless
formless13248081formless
lordless9277481lordless
wordless12258841wordless
bondless1148812bondless
coreless103013832coreless
fernless1136062fernless
fireless112810592fireless
foamless13195842foamless
fogless1138192fo_gless
fondlers12338022fondlers
fondles113512612fondle_s
fondness1237212fondness
footless113710802footless
forceless1435722forceless
fordoes11311962fordoe_s
forelegs1236612forelegs
fortress1136752fortress
furless103210142fur_less
godless938402go_dless
gormless11235442gormless
hoodless12289732hoodless
hornless1137362hornless
normless10235922normless
orbless937492_orbless
portless10310642portless
roadless937702roadless
rodless8310072ro_dless
toadless936312toadless
wardless12249302wardless
woodless12278452woodless
workless15276802workless

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059353.73632403.4
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691354.13943172.5
 
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