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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 “forehands” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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74 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
forehands165674(None) 
forehand1537691forehand_
forelands1347171forelands
aforehand1642812aforehand_
barehands1545252barehands
farmhands1843352farmhands
forefends1644492forefends
forehanded1844842forehanded
foreheads1647032foreheads
foreland1239012foreland_
foreranks1645292foreranks
foreshanks2043832foreshanks
foreyards1645502foreyards
barehand1446153barehand_
beforehand1951223beforehand_
cowhands1765263co_whands
dockhands2053123dockhands
farmhand1743563farmhand_
farmlands1543863farmlands
firebrands1643743firebrands
firefangs1643053firefangs
firehalls15105173firehalls
firepans1347153firepan_s
foehns12204973fo_eh_n_s
forearms1336603fore_arms
forebays1637263foreba_ys
forecasts1445803forecasts
foredates13310053foredates
forefaces1747133forefaces
forefend1545603forefend_
forehead1537893forehead_
forehoofs1844983forehoofs
forelady1545073forela_dy
foreman12312363foreman__
foremasts1445793foremasts
forenames1447543forenames
foreparts1445223foreparts
forepaws1695753forepa_ws
foreran10311793foreran__
forerank1546753foreran_k
foreruns1146623forerun_s
foresaid1247803foresaid_
foresails1247153foresails
foreshank1944673foreshan_k
forestlands1552143forestlands
forewarns1585633forewarns
forewings1645113forewings
forewords16117403forewords
foreyard1546423foreyard_
forfends1544833for_fends
formants13269953for_mants
forwards1537043for_wards
forzandi2143043for_zandi
forzando2142763for_zando
forzandos2242553for_zandos
freehand1574993freehand_
gormands1266563gor_mands
homelands1545443homelands
horehounds1743403horehounds
longhands1443613longhands
norlands936443nor_lands
northlands1443183northlands
nosebands1244073nosebands
operands1146813_operands
orchards1445913_orchards
oreads73915773_ore_a_ds
oreganos945553_oreganos
orphans1237773_orphan_s
overhands16227803_overhands
rehangs1137563__rehangs
relands85214883__relands
remands104914883__remands
shorthands1743493shorthands
soreheads1346073soreheads

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641747.14320809.3
3Display Results74740.0302466.7
 (SQL Overall)178691747.59323533.6
 
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