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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 “foraying” 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.

35 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
foraying153743(None) 
foraging1358061foraging
fraying143413431f_raying
affraying1943102affraying
arraying1238752arraying
borating113414502borating
braying134416312_braying
draying123813842_draying
faying134521072f__aying
ferrying15146242ferrying
flaying143914462f_laying
foaling113515842fo_aling
foaming133612992fo_aming
foramina1346162foramina
forcing134013752for_cing
fording123717042for_ding
fordoing1357302fordoing
forewing1539002forewing
forging124114722for_ging
forgoing1366852forgoing
forking154014842for_king
forming133615732for_ming
forsaking1745172forsaking
framing133014792f_raming
frayings15325992f_rayings
frying134511402f_r_ying
graying124115882_graying
hooraying1644782hooraying
okaying1534832_okaying
orating83520322_orating
praying133717322_praying
raying105027192__raying
spraying14299882spraying
straying122912692straying
worrying1534702worrying

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 Filter1786911210590.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121059353.35636072.4
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691353.76547461.1
 
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