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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forforeknow” 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.

22 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
foreknow184276(None) 
foreknew1843731foreknew
foreknown1952041foreknown
foreknows1942451foreknows
foreshow1785892foreshow
erenow937373_ere_now
foreboom1546133foreboom
foredo10510823fore_do_
foredone1249733foredone
foredoom1445813foredoom
forefoot1448153forefoot
forego1038903fore_go_
foregone1238583foregone
forehoof1746603forehoof
foreknowing2251863foreknowing
forenoon1146823forenoon
forepaw1595613fore_paw
foresaw1377133fore_saw
foreshown1864473foreshown
foreshows1875973foreshows
foretop12117893fore_top
reknot10311733__reknot

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 Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit146162226.42322756.0
3Display Results22220.0161375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691226.84226116.8