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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 “forefended” 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.

25 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
forefended184324(None) 
forfended1743741for_fended
forefend1545602forefen__d
forefends1644492forefend_s
forehanded1844842forehanded
defended1437223__defended
firefanged1851923firefanged
foreboded1645673fore_boded
forefeel14105513forefe__el
forefeet14129393forefe__et
forefending1943493forefending
forefinger17103333forefinger
forfeited1643793for_feited
forfend1435413for_fen__d
forfends1544833for_fend_s
friended1335033f_r_iended
offended1643653_o_ffended
portended1345643por_tended
prefunded1644693_prefunded
pretended1337193_pretended
refenced1438993__refenced
refunded1336953__refunded
remended123010393__remended
soreheaded1544303soreheaded
undefended1644003undefended

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 Filter1786911406030.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit140603256.84620538.0
3Display Results25250.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691256.98625578.4
 
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