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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 “fordoes” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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
fordoes1131196(None) 
foredoes12310801foredoes
forgoes11311351forgoes
condoes104319202condoes
cordons104415762cordons
dodoes85716102do_does
fogdogs1333262fogdogs
fondles113512612fondles
fondues11399312fondues
foodies113416752foodies
forages114217282forages
forbodes14217102forbodes
forces114422132for_ces
forded115020392ford_ed
fordless12289002fordless
fordo97218652fordo__
fordone1149382fordone
fords95328182ford__s
foregoes1239522foregoes
fores85847102for__es
forges105024262for_ges
forgoer1137692forgoer
forgoers1236412forgoers
formes114623712for_mes
formols12299412formols
fortes95327182for_tes
forties104323862forties
froes86126692f_r_oes
hordes104921632hord_es
lordoses937142lordoses
ordos65216202_ordo_s
sordors8310012sordors

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671323.29632667.2
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691323.68548491.5
 
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