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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 “forehoofs” 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.

29 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
forehoofs184498(None) 
forehoof1746601forehoof_
forebooms1645332forebooms
foredooms1544792foredooms
forehooves1963582forehooves
forenoons1245742forenoons
boreholes1447353boreholes
fireproofs1852633fireproofs
firerooms1445403firerooms
firewoods1645963firewoods
forebodes1547613forebodes
foreboom1546133foreboo_m
foredoes12310803fore_does
foredoom1445813foredoo_m
forefoot1448153forefoo_t
foregoers1345953foregoers
foregoes1239523fore_goes
forehands1656743forehands
foreheads1647033foreheads
foreknows1942453foreknows
forelocks1844743forelocks
forenoon1146823forenoo_n
foreshocks2243533foreshocks
foreshores16107403foreshores
foreshows1875973foreshows
foretooth1543883foretooth
foretops13137483fore_tops
forewords16117403forewords
reroofs1037943__reroofs

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641297.23320550.4
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691297.67223291.3
 
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