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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 “forbearers” 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.

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
forbearers154367(None) 
forbearer1444511forbearer_
furbearers1552721furbearers
forbears1337072forbea__rs
furbearer1443032furbearer_
bearers94619593___bearers
borderers1276333borde_rers
cupbearers1642133cupbearers
fearers104815273f___earers
foragers12349633for__agers
forayers14277273for__ayers
forbare122310513forb_are__
forbear1237523forbea__r_
forbearing1644803forbearing
forbidders1742313forbidders
forearms1336603for_ear_ms
forebears1446413forebea__rs
foreboders1644173foreboders
foregoers1345953for_egoers
foreseers1237403for_eseers
foresters12312543for_esters
forevers1438173for_e_vers
forfeiters1643783forfeiters
forgetters1444163forgetters
forsakers1644653for_sakers
forwarders1743443for_warders
fosterers12238023foste_rers
orderers9116563_orde_rers
rearers74323563__r_earers
sorcerers1145323sorce_rers
torchbearers1961073torchbearers
upbearers1343033_upbearers

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 Filter1786911406030.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit140603327.23319439.1
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691327.68523251.9
 
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