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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forforeshortened” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

12 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
foreshortened206103(None) 
foreshorten1752642foreshorten__
foreshortens1851912foreshorten_s
foreshortening218713foreshortening
foreshore15118214foreshor___e_
foreshores16107404foreshor___es
foreshowed2044064foresho___wed
foretokened1951274fore_to_kened
freshened1645254f_resh___ened
resharpened1752014__resharpened
resoftened1443414__res_oftened
shortened1345664____shortened

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit95024125.33017828.1
3Display Results12120.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691125.68631426.5