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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 “foghorn” 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.

58 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
foghorn144543(None) 
foghorns1544111foghorns
bighorn1346062bighorn
forlorn1096422forlorn
forworn13107792forworn
leghorn1146222leghorn
longhorn1245422longhorn
alphorn1246393alphorn
althorn1047763althorn
bethorn1238643bethorn
bighorns1445253bighorns
boxthorn2043693boxthorn
cogon89120903cog_o_n
cohort1110720263co_hort
cothurn1245053cothurn
dehorn10439653_dehorn
figwort1448223figwort
foehn11236323foeh__n
foetor939563foetor_
foetors1039763foetors
fogbound1542953fogbound
fogbow1544783fogbo_w
fogbows1643853fogbows
fogdog1234223fogdo_g
fogdogs1333263fogdogs
fogger114414783fogger_
foggers124112013foggers
fohn106116553fo_h__n
foison948933foiso_n
footworn1445163footworn
forbore12249673forbore
forborne13195003forborne
foreworn14108863foreworn
forsworn14125763forsworn
foughten1544003foughten
foxhole2045073foxhole
foxhound2283103foxhound
futhorc1544313futhorc
futhork1745103futhork
hagborn1344953hagborn
highborn1743203highborn
horn76735613___horn
inkhorn1444363inkhorn
leghorns1244903leghorns
logion76013723logio_n
logon615922313log_o_n
longhorns1344133longhorns
lowborn1245143lowborn
popcorn1344903popcorn
pronghorn1543553pronghorn
saxhorn1744223saxhorn
shoehorn14114153shoehorn
shorn85722183__shorn
thorn85318703__thorn
tinhorn1046033tinhorn
unshorn1036943unshorn
yoghourt1543733yoghourt
yoghurt1443773yoghurt

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027586.87619492.0
3Display Results58580.0134461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691587.29524495.0
 
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