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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 “forelady” 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.

63 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
forelady154507(None) 
forebay1538132foreba_y
forebody1745152forebody
foreland1239012foreland
forelands1347172forelands
foreplay1645672forepla_y
already1144263alre_ady
belady12489933__belady
bready124511183_bre_ady
corelate10516013corelate
fireclay1644183firecla_y
foray115023973for__a_y
forbad122710503for_bad_
forbade13259103for_bade
forearm1238703fore_arm
forebays1637263forebays
forebode1448273forebode
foreby1438633fore__by
forecast1349763forecast
foredate12310913foredate
foredid1238503foredid_
foredo10510823fore__do
foreface1647113foreface
forehand1537693forehand
forehands1656743forehands
forehead1537893forehead_
foreheads1647033foreheads
foreladies1444983foreladies
foreleg1137743forel_eg
forelegs1236613forelegs
forelimb1544083forelimb
forelock1745593forelock
foreman12312363forema_n
foremast1348613foremast
forename1347853forename
forepart1349703forepart
forepast1348043forepast
forepaw1595613forepa_w
forepaws1695753forepaws
foreplays1745043foreplays
foreran10311793forera_n
forerank1546753forerank
foresaid1247803foresaid
foresail1147823foresail
foresaw1377133foresa_w
foreside12310303foreside
forestay1448193forestay
forestry1446723forestry
forewarn14117173forewarn
foreyard1546423foreyard
foreyards1645503foreyards
formally1638243formally
formulary1743843formulary
freaky16439233f_re_aky
oread64619603_ore_ad_
oreads73915773_ore_ads
prelacy1437583_prelacy
ready94821503__re_ady
relay84424673__rela_y
sorely94618013sorel__y
thready14435903thre_ady
unready11215943unre_ady
virelay1335943virela_y

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162637.89318517.9
3Display Results63630.0134846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691638.32621461.8
 
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