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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 “forayed” 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.

36 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
forayed1436859(None) 
foraged124812281foraged
forayer13368951forayer
frayed135012161f_rayed
affrayed1842842affrayed
arrayed11117152arrayed
borated104116362borated
brayed124615782_brayed
drayed115911392_drayed
fayed126422152f__ayed
flayed134414052f_layed
foaled104515962fo_aled
foamed126014402fo_amed
forage104617002forage_
forager114412562forager
forages114217282forages
foramen12310532foramen
foray115023972foray__
forayers14277272forayers
forays124813002foray_s
forbye14427882forbye_
forced126316522for_ced
forded115020392for_ded
forged115519322for_ged
forked145217142for_ked
formed125021172for_med
foureyed1543662foureyed
framed125116522f_ramed
grayed115415642_grayed
hoorayed1544012hoorayed
okayed1434252_okayed
orated74221502_orated
prayed124815432_prayed
rayed95127502__rayed
sprayed13398902sprayed
strayed114513282strayed

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671363.65629450.5
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691364.04544175.8
 
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