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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 “foreshortens” 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
foreshortens185191(None) 
foreshorten1752641foreshorten_
foreshores16107402foreshor_e_s
foreshortened2061032foreshortened
foreshore15118213foreshor_e__
foreshortening218713foreshortening
firethorns1643124firethor__ns
forehooves1963584fore_hoove_s
forequarters2451624forequarters
foresheets1654604foresh__eets
foreshocks2243534foresho__cks
foreshowed2044064foresho_we_d
foreshowing2153524foresho_wing
foreshown1864474foresho__wn_
foreshows1875974foresho___ws
forespoken19113774forespo_ken_
foresters12312544fores___ters
forestries1348564fores_trie_s
foreswore15117404foreswor_e__
foresworn15126074foreswor__n_
foretokens1742834fore_to_kens
freshens14298314f_resh___ens
freshwaters2052214f_reshwaters
resharpens1542564__resharpens
resoftens1243714__res_oftens
resorters939694__res_orters
shortens11288994____shortens

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 Filter1786911247900.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit124790277.04617710.8
3Display Results27270.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691277.42224075.9
 
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