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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 “foreword” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

106 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
foreword1511896(None) 
forewords16117401forewords
foreworn14108861foreworn
firewood1546302firewood
firework1847412firework
fireworm1646692fireworm
foreswore15117402foreswore
foresworn15126072foresworn
foretold1256492foretold
forewarn14117172forewarn
foreyard1546422foreyard
formwork2044532formwork
forswore14106962forswore
forsworn14125762forsworn
forward1438292for_ward
forworn13107792for_worn
reword106321412__reword
afterword1684433afterword
careworn1347883careworn
colewort13410623colewort
cordwood1565603cordwood
corkwood1885213corkwood
farmwork2044193farmwork
feretory1447513feretory
firebird1444633firebird
fireboard1546613fireboard
fireweed1545353fireweed
firewoods1645963firewoods
fireworks1946553fireworks
fireworms1745603fireworms
foetor939563fo_etor_
foetors1039763fo_etors
footwork1845813footwork
footworn1445163footworn
forbore12249673for_bore
forearm1238703fore_arm
forebode1448273forebode
foreboded1645673foreboded
forebody1745153forebody
foreboom1546133foreboom
forecourt1445753forecourt
foredid1238503fore_did
foredo10510823foredo__
foredoes12310803foredoes
foredone1249733foredone
foredoom1445813foredoom
forefend1545603forefend
forefoot1448153forefoot
forego1038903forego__
foregoer1237253foregoer
foregoers1345953foregoers
foregoes1239523foregoes
foregone1238583foregone
forehand1537693forehand
forehead1537893forehead
forehoof1746603forehoof
foreland1239013foreland
forelock1745593forelock
foremost1348583foremost
forenoon1146823forenoon
forepart1349703forepart
foresaid1247803foresaid
foreshore15118213foreshore
forested12312463forested
forestry1446723forestry
foretop12117893foreto_p
foretops13137483foretops
forever1338953forever_
forevers1438173forevers
forewarned1743583forewarned
forewarns1585633forewarns
forewent1439423forewent
forewing1539003forewing
forewoman1744933forewoman
forewomen1746463forewomen
foreyards1645503foreyards
forlorn1096423for_lorn
formworks2144133formworks
forwards1537043for_wards
fretwork1845693f_retwork
froward1436673f_roward
homeward1745333homeward
homework2045833homework
honewort14410083honewort
hornworm1645253hornworm
hornwort1447793hornwort
loanword1244413loanword
nonword1149153no_nword
overword15119243_overword
poleward1455943poleward
porkwood1844463porkwood
prework164210913_prework
preworn124711223_preworn
record96117433__record
rerecord1145373rerecord
rereward1246143rereward
reward106017643__reward
rewords115413983__rewords
rewore938030163__rewore
rework136619793__rework
reworn98122203__reworn
rosewood1245643rosewood
shoreward1644093shoreward
wirework1846573wirework
wireworm1645893wireworm
wormwood1743573wormwood

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit1461621068.11018022.4
3Display Results1061060.0462304.3
 (SQL Overall)1786911068.57920828.9
 
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