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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 “foreshows” 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.

60 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
foreshows187597(None) 
foreshow1785891foreshow_
foreshown1864471foreshown
foreknows1942452foreknows
foreshadows2151552foreshadows
foreshock2144052foreshock
foreshocks2243532foreshocks
foreshore15118212foreshore
foreshores16107402foreshores
foreshowed2044062foreshowed
preshows16267022_preshows
reshows132510452__reshows
airshows1444163air_shows
fireships1746023fireships
floorshows1951573floorshows
forebooms1645333forebooms
foredoes12310803fore_does
foredooms1544793foredooms
foregoes1239523fore_goes
forehoof1746603fore_hoof
forehoofs1844983forehoofs
foreknow1842763foreknow_
foreknown1952043foreknown
forenoons1245743forenoons
forepaws1695753fore_paws
foresails1247153foresails
foresaw1377133fores_aw_
foreseers1237403foreseers
foresees11311643fores_ees
foreshadow2051823foreshadow_
foreshank1944673foreshank
foreshanks2043833foreshanks
foresheet1549233foresheet
foresheets1654603foresheets
foreshowing2153523foreshowing
foresides1339703foresides
foreskins1647043foreskins
forespoke18105263forespoke
forestays1546623forestays
foresters12312533foresters
forests104114953fores__ts
foreswore15117403foreswore
foresworn15126073foresworn
foretops13137483fore_tops
frescoes1357833f_rescoes
frescos1236813f_resco_s
freshens14298313f_reshens
freshes133515823f_resh_es
freshets14298673f_reshets
horseshoes16134733horseshoes
preshow15237413_preshow_
preshown16255633_preshown
reshoes102316033__reshoes
reshow123111433__reshow_
reshown13257903__reshown
resows93915353__res_ows
roadshows1662553roadshows
sideshows1652603sideshows
toeshoes1147713to_eshoes
workshops2143933workshops

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 Limit148641607.47019898.4
3Display Results60600.0302000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691607.92022562.0
 
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