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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 “forestays” 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.

59 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
forestays154662(None) 
forestay1448191forestay_
forebays1637262fore_bays
foreplays1745042foreplays
forestage1346972forestage
forestages1446732forestages
forestal11410282foresta_l
forestall1246912forestall
forestalls1345802forestalls
foresters12312532foresters
forestry1446722forestry_
forests104114952forest__s
homestays1744712homestays
bobstays1543343bo_bstays
borstals1037463bor_stals
domesdays1651593domesdays
fiestas1038433f_iesta_s
fireclays1743353fireclays
forays124813003for___ays
forebay1538133fore_bay_
forebears1446413forebears
foredates13310053foredates
foreheads1647033foreheads
forepaws1695753fore_paws
forepeaks18104573forepeaks
foreplay1645673foreplay_
foresaid1247803fores_aid
foresail1147823fores_ail
foresails1247153foresails
foresaw1377133fores_a_w
foreseers1237403foreseers
foresees11311643fores_ees
foreshank1944673foreshank
foreshanks2043833foreshanks
foreshows1875973foreshows
foresides1339703foresides
foreskins1647043foreskins
forespake18105233forespake
forespeaks1943123forespeaks
forest94926743forest___
forestaysail188703forestaysail
forested12312463forest_ed
forester11313673forest_er
forestial1247233forestial
foresting13311363foresting
forestland1453023forestland
forestlands1552143forestlands
forestries1348553forestries
foreswears1643223foreswears
foretops13137483fore_tops
freeways1744723f_reeways
fretsaws1442763f_retsaws
homestay1645813homestay_
lodestars1044413lodestars
outstays1156623_outstays
overstays1535943_overstays
podestas1146853podesta_s
polestars1157283polestars
resays93714153__res_ays

Search took 9 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 Limit148641598.04618473.9
3Display Results59590.0301966.7
 (SQL Overall)178691598.49921024.9
 
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