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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 “forefends” 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.

54 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
forefends164449(None) 
forefend1545601forefend_
forfends1544831for_fends
forefeels1593842forefeels
forefended1843242forefended
forehands1656742forehands
foreheads1647032foreheads
forelands1347172forelands
forfend1435412for_fend_
boreens9310403bore_en_s
defends12358773__defends
firefangs1643053firefangs
fireweeds1644023fireweeds
foramens1337823foramen_s
forebears1446413forebears
foredecks1973383foredecks
forefaces1747133forefaces
forefeel14105513forefe_el
forefeet14129393forefe_et
forefelt14117363forefe_lt
forefending1943493forefending
forefronts1643523forefronts
forehand1537693forehand_
forehead1537893forehead_
foreland1239013foreland_
forelegs1236613forele_gs
foremen12412923foremen__
forepeaks18104573forepeaks
foreranks1645293foreranks
foreruns1146623forerun_s
foreseers1237403foreseers
foresees11311643forese_es
foretells1245633foretells
forevers1438173foreve_rs
forewent1439423forewen_t
forewings1645113forewings
forewords16117403forewords
foreyards1645503foreyards
forfeits1445803for_feits
forfended1743743for_fended
friends11396743f_r_iends
moreens939963more_en_s
offends14234293_o_ffends
portends11358963por_tends
prebends13347883_prebends
prefunds1454693_prefunds
pretends11299113_pretends
refeeds11368973__refeeds
refinds114512123__refinds
refunds11448623__refunds
relends84013253__relends
remends105013033__remends
resends83513713__resends
soreheads1346073soreheads

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641546.68622231.7
3Display Results54540.0163375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691547.14225019.7
 
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