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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 “foramen” 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.

33 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
foramen1231053(None) 
foramens1337821foramens
foremen12412921foremen
duramen1096902duramen
firemen1238772firemen
flamen115215992f_lamen
foamed126014402fo_amed
foamer114714312fo_amer
foemen11310522fo_emen
footmen1246582footmen
forage104617002forage_
foraged124812282foraged
forager114412562forager
forages114217282forages
foram105124932foram__
foramina1346162foramina
forams115115912foram_s
forayed14368592forayed
forayer13368952forayer
foreman12312362foreman
forme105225992for_me_
formed125021172for_med
formee113919942for_mee
former114221402for_mer
formes114623712for_mes
forsaken1543352forsaken
frame105821802f_rame_
framed125116522f_ramed
framer114817442f_ramer
frames115119862f_rames
frogmen1335892frogmen
ramen75625192__ramen
workmen1635932workmen

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671333.20333615.7
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691333.59249746.9
 
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