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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forforecloses” 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.

19 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
forecloses154469(None) 
foreclose1444621foreclose_
foreclosed1643071foreclosed
foreclosures17141502foreclosures
borecoles1345973borec_oles
forceless1435723forceles_s
forebodes1547613fore_bodes
forecasts1445803forec_asts
foreclosing1752963foreclosing
foreclosure16131583foreclosure
foredoes12310803fore_do_es
foregoes1239523fore_go_es
forehooves1963583forehooves
forelocks1844743fore_locks
foreshores16107403foreshores
formalises15258993formalises
fructoses1444253f_ructoses
parcloses1347963par_closes
recluses105111733__recluses

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603195.59325139.1
3Display Results19190.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691196.01629702.6