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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forforeclosure” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

18 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
foreclosure1613158(None) 
foreclosures17141501foreclosures
foreclose1444622foreclos__e
foreclosed1643073foreclos_ed
forecloses1544693foreclos_es
foreclosing1752963foreclosing
forecourt1445753forec_o_urt
antiforeclosure208624antiforeclosure
closure9278484____closure
disclosure1353224_disclosure
enclosure1143364__enclosure
exclosure1852494__exclosure
forecaster1586004forec_aster
forecastle1552614forec_astle
forecourts1542604forec_o_urts
foreshore15118214foresho__re
foreswore15117404foreswo__re
inclosure1143194__inclosure

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819188.70317099.7
3Display Results18180.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691189.12619580.4