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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 “forkball” 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.

50 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
forkball174482(None) 
forkballs1844251forkballs
cornball1247052cornball
fireball13127262fireball
foosball1344092foosball
football1345612football
boxball18155323bo_xball
cockbill1844943cockbill
cornballs1346313cornballs
fastball1344913fastball
fireballs14126493fireballs
firehall14105623firehall
firewall14125933firewall
folktale1542873folktale
foosballs1444033foosballs
footballs1445363footballs
footfall1444823footfall
footwall1444523footwall
forbad122710503for_ba_d
forbade13259103for_bade
forbare122310513for_bare
fordable1439593fordable
forebay1538133foreba_y
forebays1637263forebays
foresail1147823foresail
forestall1246913forestall
foretell1146123foretell
forkedly1944323forkedly
forkful1744773fork_ful
forkfuls1843553forkfuls
forksful1842493forksful
formable1539503formable
formably1846663formably
formal113215213for_ma_l
formally1638243for_mally
formals123312893for_mals
goofball1443273goofball
hardball14116303hardball
hornbill1384173hornbill
kickball1543773kickball
lowball1275503lo_wball
mothball1543893mothball
oddball1143773_oddball
rockfall1743403rockfall
softball1344203softball
sourball1045363sourball
workable1737093workable
workably2044743workably
workbag1742923workba_g
workbags1843013workbags

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 Filter1786911461620.483369960.7
2DLD Change Limit146162507.90618487.5
3Display Results50500.0163125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691508.40521260.1
 
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