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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 “forested” 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.

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
forested1231246(None) 
forester11313671forester
afforested1752652afforested
arrested939162arrested
corseted11311472corseted
crested103416542_crested
deforested1543852deforested
floreated1346572floreated
foisted113210602fo_isted
fomented1437802fomented
forecasted1685112forecasted
foredated1447682foredated
foresaid1247802foresaid
foresee10414332fores_ee
foreseen1139102foreseen
foreseer1139012foreseer
foresees11311642foresees
foreside12310302foreside
forest94926742forest__
forestal11410282forestal
forestay1448192forestay
foresters12312542foresters
forestry1446722forestry
forests104114952forest_s
foretasted1484752foretasted
forfeited1643792forfeited
foveated1536292foveated
freshed143312592f_reshed
fretted113411852f_retted
frosted113211882f_rosted
frowsted1534322frowsted
molested11178242molested
oersted839562_oersted
reforested1445392reforested
rested74430782__rested
unforested1444802unforested
unrested91914522unrested
worsted1138012wor_sted
wrested113410932_wrested

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 Filter1786911210590.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit121059395.45322200.4
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691395.89230327.7
 
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