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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 “forespake” 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.

39 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
forespake1810523(None) 
forespoke18105261forespoke
forespeak1843472forespeak_
forespeaks1943122forespeaks
forespoken19113772forespoken
forestage1346972forestage
forsake1436532for_s_ake
bespake15436963__bespake
firedrake1743463firedrake
foredate12310913fore_date
foreface1647113fore_face
forename1347853fore_name
forepart1349703fore_part
forepast1348043fore_past
forepaw1595613fore_pa_w
forepaws1695753fore_paws
forepeak17134783forepeak_
forepeaks18104573forepeaks
foresaid1247803fores_aid
foresail1147823fores_ail
foresaw1377133fores_a_w
foresee10414333fores__ee
foreshank1944673foreshank
foreshanks2043833foreshanks
foreshore15118213foreshore
foreside12310303fores_ide
forestages1446733forestages
forestal11410283foresta_l
forestall1246913forestall
forestay1448193foresta_y
forestays1546623forestays
foreswore15117403foreswore
forsaken1543353for_s_aken
forsaker1545103for_s_aker
forsakes1536893for_s_akes
respace11310913__respace
respade1039573__respade
respoke134311283__respoke
workspace2052133workspace

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641396.42023152.8
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691396.85926052.0
 
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