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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 “foregather” 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
foregather174366(None) 
forefather1943571forefather
foregathers1843221foregathers
forgather1643661for_gather
forefathers2053142forefathers
foregathered2051782foregathered
foremother1843482foremother
forgathers1743552for_gathers
regather1236732__regather
breather133610593_bre_ather
feather133613503f__e_ather
firewater1545213firewat_er
forecaster1586003forecaster
foredate12310913foredat_e_
foredated1447683foredat_ed
foredates13310053foredat_es
foregathering2151953foregathering
foregoer1237253foreg__oer
foremothers1953013foremothers
forester11313673fore_st_er
forgathered1951823for_gathered
forgetter1345373for_getter
formatter1445463for_matter
regathers1336353__regathers
wreather14268603_wre_ather

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911406030.640279204.7
2DLD Change Limit140603259.11015433.9
3Display Results25250.0131923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691259.76318302.9
 
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