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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 “forewords” 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.

80 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
forewords1611740(None) 
foreword15118961foreword_
firewoods1645962firewoods
fireworks1946552fireworks
fireworms1745602fireworms
forewarns1585632forewarns
foreworn14108862forewor_n
foreyards1645502foreyards
formworks2144132formworks
forwards1537042for_wards
rewords115413982__rewords
afterwords1774213afterwords
coleworts1445863coleworts
cordwoods16104783cordwoods
corkwoods1964463corkwoods
farmworks2143843farmworks
firebirds1544023firebirds
fireboards1645433fireboards
fireweeds1644023fireweeds
firewood1546303firewood_
firework1847413firewor_k
fireworm1646693firewor_m
foetors1039763fo_etor_s
footworks1945453footworks
forearms1336603fore_arms
forebode1448273forebo_de
forebodes1547613forebodes
forebody1745153forebo_dy
forebooms1645333forebooms
forecourts1542603forecourts
foredoes12310803foredo_es
foredooms1544793foredooms
forefends1644493forefends
foregoers1345953foregoers
foregoes1239523forego_es
forehands1656743forehands
foreheads1647033foreheads
forehoofs1844983forehoofs
forelands1347173forelands
forelocks1844743forelocks
forenoons1245743forenoons
foreparts1445223foreparts
foreshores16107403foreshores
foreswore15117403foreswor_e
foresworn15126073foreswor_n
foretold1256493foretold_
foretops13137483foreto_ps
forevers1438173forever_s
forewarn14117173forewar_n
forewings1645113forewings
forewoman1744933forewoman
forewomen1746463forewomen
foreyard1546423foreyard_
formwork2044533formwor_k
forswore14106963forswor_e
forsworn14125763forswor_n
forward1438293for_ward_
forworn13107793for_wor_n
fretworks1945113f_retworks
homewards1844523homewards
homeworks2145763homeworks
honeworts1545813honeworts
hornworms1744423hornworms
hornworts1544393hornworts
loanwords1343943loanwords
nonwords1247463no_nwords
overwords16127643_overwords
porkwoods1973903porkwoods
preworks17599013_preworks
records105213923__records
rerecords1244003rerecords
rerewards1344643rerewards
rewards114813993__rewards
reword106321413__reword_
reworks145113603__reworks
rosewoods1345073rosewoods
shorewards1743593shorewards
wireworks1946023wireworks
wireworms1745033wireworms
wormwoods1843283wormwoods

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641807.25020502.2
3Display Results80800.0332424.2
 (SQL Overall)178691807.70623188.6
 
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