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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 “forehanded” 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.

34 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
forehanded184484(None) 
barehanded1743442barehanded
forefended1843242forefended
forehand1537692forehan__d
forehandedly2361612forehandedly
forehands1656742forehand_s
freehanded1843402freehanded
aforehand1642813aforehan__d
firefanged1851923firefanged
forearmed1544863fore_armed
foreboded1645673fore_boded
forecasted1685113forecasted
foredated1447683foreda_ted
foreland1239013forelan__d
forelands1347173foreland_s
forenamed1545163forena_med
forepassed1643063forepassed
foretasted1484753foretasted
forewarned1743583forewarned
forfended1743743for_fended
forwarded1743943for_warded
hardhanded1953113hardhanded
ironhanded1552433ironhanded
offhanded2041923_offhanded
openhanded1752243_openhanded
orphaned1445153_orphan_ed
overhanded1846693_overhanded
prehandled1743633_prehandled
rehandled1444763__rehandled
rehanged1357833__rehanged
relanded102410463__relanded
remanded123011323__remanded
shorthanded1952253shorthanded
soreheaded1544303soreheaded

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603346.56321423.6
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691346.99925530.9
 
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