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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 “forequarters” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

27 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
forequarters245162(None) 
forequarter2362091forequarter_
forecasters1675013fore_casters
frequenters2352643f_requenters
coequates2045854co_equa_te_s
firewaters1644324fire_wa_ters
forbearers1543674for_bear_ers
forecaster1586014fore_caster_
foredates13310054fore_da_te_s
forefathers2053144fore_fathers
foregathers1843224fore_gathers
foreparts1445224fore_part__s
forerunners14162304foreru_nners
foreshortens1851914foreshortens
forestallers1552504forestallers
foresters12312544fore___sters
foretastes1375594fore_taste_s
formatters1544574for__matters
forwarders1743444for__warders
frequenter2243414f_requenter_
headquarters2561434headquarters
hindquarters2591334hindquarters
quarters173110464____quarters
recharters1555424__recharters
requesters1944324__requesters
requirers18165004__requir_ers
requiters18176554__requ_iters

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 Filter1786911247900.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit124790277.55016528.5
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691278.01622291.8
 
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