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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 “forerunners” 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.

48 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
forerunners1416230(None) 
forerunner13162511forerunner_
forefingers18133123forefingers
foreigners1444143fore_igners
foreignness1553013foreignness
forerunning1552263forerunning
foreruns1146623foreru_n__s
outrunners1042833_outrunners
roadrunners1251173roadrunners
corrupters1444024cor_rupters
fomenters1437854fome__nters
forcefulness2054454forcefulness
foreboders1644174fore_boders
forecasters1675004forecasters
forefathers2053144forefathers
forefinger17103334forefinger_
foregathers1843224foregathers
foregoers1345954fore__goers
foreigner1344664fore_igner_
forejudges2252244forejudge_s
foremothers1953014foremothers
forequarters2451624forequarters
foreranks1645294forer_an_ks
forerun1037654foreru_n___
foreseers1237404fore__seers
foresters12312534fore__sters
foretellers1462844foretellers
foreverness1752504foreverness
forevers1438174fore___vers
forlornness1452134forlornness
fortunes1158284for_tu_ne_s
founders123911674fo___unders
fourdriniers1671154fourdriniers
foxhunters2341704fo_xhunters
frequenters2352644f_requenters
fresheners1643864f_resheners
furriners12316324fur_r_iners
gunrunners1151434_gunrunners
modernness1343524moder_nness
outrunner943534_outrunner_
porringers1343744por_ringers
predinners1344224_predinners
refunders1334974__refunders
returners9376554__returners
roadrunner1151214roadrunner_
rumrunners1251364_rumrunners
runners74212454____runners
trepanners1243084_trepanners

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.1531167915.0
2DLD Change Limit148819488.97016590.7
3Display Results48480.0331454.5
 (SQL Overall)178691489.15619516.3
 
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