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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 “foredecks” 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.

35 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
foredecks197338(None) 
foredeck1874351foredeck_
forechecks2462522forechecks
forelocks1844742forelocks
forepeaks18104572forepeaks
afterdecks2052103afterdecks
bedecks1635793__bedecks
coredeems1443003coredeems
dornecks1543643dor_necks
firebacks2046303firebacks
firelocks1844233firelocks
forebears1446413forebears
forecheck2342773forecheck_
foredates13310053foredates
foredoes12310803fored_oes
foredooms1544793foredooms
forefaces1747133forefaces
forefeels1593843forefeels
forefends1644493forefends
foreheads1647033foreheads
forelegs1236613forele_gs
forelock1745593forelock_
foremilks1842783foremilks
forepeak17134783forepeak_
foreranks1645293foreranks
foreseers1237403foreseers
foresees11311643forese_es
foreshocks2243533foreshocks
forespeaks1943123forespeaks
foretells1245633foretells
forevers1438173foreve_rs
overdecks1944573_overdecks
rebecks15288013__rebecks
rednecks1544013__rednecks
redocks14409933__redocks

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641356.65622331.9
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691357.07825246.0
 
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