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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forforesaw” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

17 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
foresaw137713(None) 
forepaw1595611forepaw
forebay1538132forebay
foreman12312362foreman
forepaws1695752forepaws
foreran10311792foreran
fores85847102fores__
foresaid1247802foresaid
foresail1147822foresail
foresee10414332foresee
foreshow1785892foreshow
forest94926742fores_t
forestal11410282forestal
forestay1448192forestay
forests104114952forests
fretsaw1343922f_retsaw
resaw84117252__resaw

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671173.23333303.7
3Display Results17170.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691173.62349321.3