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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 “forelock” 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.

68 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
forelock174559(None) 
firelock1744821firelock
forelocks1844741forelocks
firelocks1844232firelocks
foredeck1874352foredeck
forelocked2042582forelocked
foreshock2144052foreshock
lovelock1743252lovelock
relock124713522__relock
armlock1544313_armlock
dornock1444403dor_nock
earlock1336923ear_lock
fetlock1645323f_etlock
fireback1946953fireback
firework1847413firework
flock144717423f___lock
forebode1448273forebode
forebody1745153forebody
foreboom1546133foreboom
forecheck2342773forecheck
foreclose1444623foreclose
foredecks1973383foredecks
foredo10510823foredo__
foredoes12310803foredoes
foredone1249733foredone
foredoom1445813foredoom
foreface1647113foreface
forefoot1448153forefoot
forego1038903forego__
foregoer1237253foregoer
foregoes1239523foregoes
foregone1238583foregone
forehoof1746603forehoof
forelady1545073forelady
foreland1239013foreland
foreleg1137743forel_eg
forelegs1236613forelegs
forelimb1544083forelimb
forelocking2142593forelocking
foremilk1744373foremilk
foremost1348583foremost
forenoon1146823forenoon
forepeak17134783forepeak
forerank1546753forerank
foreshocks2243533foreshocks
foretold1256493foretold
foretop12117893foreto_p
foretops13137483foretops
foreword15118963foreword
foreworn14108863foreworn
forlorn1096423for_lorn
formwork2044533formwork
forsook1446003for_sook
frock145314653f_r__ock
gavelock1843013gavelock
gorcock1643653gor_cock
havelock2043683havelock
lovelocks1842873lovelocks
oarlock1336123_oarlock
pollock1546843po_llock
prerock1536723_prerock
recock145112723__recock
redock134311543__redock
relocks134411293__relocks
relook104813743__relook
rowlock1654783ro_wlock
sherlock1744243sherlock
warlock1636293war_lock

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162687.53319402.9
3Display Results68680.0302266.7
 (SQL Overall)178691687.98322383.9
 
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