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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 “forward” 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.

168 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
forward143829(None) 
forwards1537041forwards
froward1436671froward
airward1148132airward
coward12411672co_ward
forbad122710502forba_d
forbare122310512forbare
forearm1238702forearm
forewarn14117172forewarn
foreword15118962foreword
foreyard1546422foreyard
forwarded1743942forwarded
forwarder1644132forwarder
forwardly1942752forwardly
forworn13107792forworn
foulard11257282foulard
onward1039052_onward
toward10311062to_ward
afterward1664023afterward
award97118043__award
awkward1843183awkward
barware12610703barware
bedward1497473bedward
board85523003bo__ard
bollard103210503bollard
bombard1437333bombard
boyard125411283bo_yard
briard94311293_briard
collard103712923collard
costard104113353costard
cowards1339613co_wards
dooryard1343373dooryard
dorsad8408973dorsa_d
dotard839053do_tard
downward1644443downward
farad95720673far_a_d
fard85639063f___ard
farmyard1742833farmyard
firearm1237203firearm
firmware1643963firmware
foliar93210973foliar_
fora75937393for_a__
forage104617003for_age
foraged124812283foraged
foram105124933for_a_m
forams115115913for_ams
foray115023973for_a_y
forayed14368593forayed
forays124813003for_ays
forbade13259103forbade
forbear1237523forbear_
forbears1337073forbears
forbid123312433for_bid
forbore12249673forbore
forced126316523for_ced
forcer114917343forcer_
forcers124215713forcers
ford86835493fo___rd
forded115020393for_ded
fordid113512053for_did
forearmed1544863forearmed
forearms1336603forearms
foredid1238503foredid
forehand1537693forehand
foreland1239013foreland
forepart1349703forepart
foreran10311793foreran
foresaid1247803foresaid
forewarned1743583forewarned
forewarns1585633forewarns
forewords16117403forewords
foreworn14108863foreworn
foreyards1645503foreyards
forfend1435413forfend
forgat104018583forga_t
forgave1435853forgave
forged115519323for_ged
forger104820773forger_
forgers115218183forgers
forgery14419303forgery
forked145217143for_ked
forker134717903forker_
forkers144615783forkers
forlorn1096423forlorn
formal113215203forma_l
formals123312893formals
formant123416003formant
format113021353forma_t
formate123115093formate
formats123113573formats
formed125021173for_med
former114221403former_
formers128217953formers
formwork2044533formwork
forrarder1343623forrarder
forsake1436533forsake
forswear1443293forswear_
forswears1543243forswears
forswore14106963forswore
forsworn14125763forsworn
forwarders1743443forwarders
forwardest1753443forwardest
forwarding1843493forwarding
forwent13310533forwent
forwhy1834423forw_hy
forzandi2143043forzandi
forzando2142763forzando
foulards12266463foulards
fowled133914103fo_wled
fraud939863f_r_aud
friar85414273f_riar_
friars93812093f_riars
friary124010093f_riary
frontward1642573frontward
frowardly1962303frowardly
frowned14348833frowned
goalward1343493goalward
goliard936073goliard
gormand1157453gormand
gurnard944773gurnard
hayward1736413hayward
hoard94918313ho__ard
holard10410573ho_lard
homeward1745333homeward
horary12310383hor_ary
inward10310333_inward
jowar155211433jo_war_
jowars16369653jo_wars
leeward1135783leeward
manward1349093manward
moonward1474473moonward
mortar83812043mortar_
mortared1137213mortared
mortars93411523mortars
mortary12369043mortary
nonwar9159423nonwar_
nonwars10109003nonwars
nonword1149153nonword
norland837163norland
northward1643253northward
onwards1137173_onwards
orad56031693_or_a_d
orchard1346933_orchard
oread64619603_orea_d
outward11811403outward
pochard1537363pochard
poleward1455943poleward
pollard103511143pollard
poniard1037583poniard
poulard10299733poulard
prowar114110943prowar_
rearward1245783rearward
rereward1246143rereward
reward106017643_reward
seaward1148183seaward
shoreward1644093shoreward
skyward1843863skyward
sowar85821343so_war_
sowars94318013so_wars
steward1138063steward
sunward1137653sunward
sward94221463__sward
towards1138783to_wards
upward12147163_upward
vanward1456943vanward
vaward13498723_vaward
ward86542253___ward
wayward1736053wayward

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 Filter1786911340270.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit1340271686.03322215.6
3Display Results1681680.0632666.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911686.49927495.2
 
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