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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 “forelocks” 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.

54 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
forelocks184474(None) 
firelocks1844231firelocks
forelock1745591forelock_
firelock1744822firelock_
foredecks1973382foredecks
forelocked2042582forelocked
foreshocks2243532foreshocks
lovelocks1842872lovelocks
relocks134411292__relocks
armlocks1643963_armlocks
bollocks1636503bo_llocks
dornocks1544093dor_nocks
earlocks1435693ear_locks
fetlocks1744713f_etlocks
firebacks2046303firebacks
fireworks1946543fireworks
flocks154713533f___locks
forebodes1547613forebodes
forebooms1645333forebooms
forechecks2462523forechecks
forecloses1544693forecloses
foredeck1874353foredeck_
foredoes12310803foredo_es
foredooms1544793foredooms
forefaces1747133forefaces
foregoers1345953foregoers
foregoes1239523forego_es
forehoofs1844983forehoofs
forelands1347173forelands
forelegs1236613forel_egs
forelimbs1642233forelimbs
forelocking2142593forelocking
foremilks1842783foremilks
forenoons1245743forenoons
forepeaks18104573forepeaks
foreranks1645293foreranks
foreshock2144053foreshock_
foretops13137483foreto_ps
forewords16117393forewords
formworks2144133formworks
frocks154111213f_r__ocks
gavelocks1942793gavelocks
gorcocks1743423gor_cocks
havelocks2143263havelocks
lovelock1743253lovelock_
oarlocks1445103_oarlocks
pollocks1656473po_llocks
recocks154711463__recocks
redocks14409933__redocks
relock124713523__relock_
relooks114010723__relooks
rowlocks1744353ro_wlocks
sherlocks1843953sherlocks
warlocks1735363war_locks

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit148641546.73322076.5
3Display Results54540.0331636.4
 (SQL Overall)178691546.93925751.7
 
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