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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forforeshortening” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

32 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
foreshortening21871(None) 
foreshorten1752643foreshorte__n_
foreshortened2061033foreshorten_ed
foreshortens1851913foreshorte__ns
foreshowing2153524foresho___wing
foretokening2061324fore_to_kening
freshening1744774f_resh___ening
resharpening1852344__resharpening
resoftening1543234__res_oftening
shortening1445304____shortening
foreordaining1861075fore__ordaining
forerunning1552265fore___running
foreseeing1444555fores____eeing
foreshadowing2461075foresh_adowing
foreshore15118215foreshor_e____
foreshores16107405foreshor_e___s
foresting13311365fores___t__ing
forewarning1842785fore_war__ning
frightening1982685f_righ__tening
horseshoeing1961605horsesho__e_ing
prehardening1952585_pre_hardening
prescreening1752875_pres_creening
presorting1339985_pres_ort__ing
presweetening1961375_presweetening
rechartering1853545__rechartering
rehardening1644145__re_hardening
rescreening1444085__res_creening
reshoeing1336595__resho__e_ing
reshooting1436225__reshoot__ing
reshowering1843165__resho_wering
resorting10614615__res_ort__ing
shortenings1542685____shortenings

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 Filter178691950240.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit95024327.61012486.7
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691327.96922423.3