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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 “foreshadows” 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.

39 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
foreshadows215155(None) 
foreshadow2051821foreshadow_
foreshadowed23131272foreshadowed
foreshadower22131282foreshadower
foreshadowers23111042foreshadowers
foreshows1875972foresh__ows
beshadows1842513__beshadows
foreshadowing2461073foreshadowing
foreshanks2043833foresha_nks
foreshow1785893foresh__ow_
foreshown1864473foresh__own
overshadows2151593_overshadows
beshadow1742304__beshadow_
foredoes12310804fore___does
forehands1656744fore_ha_nds
foreheads1647034forehead__s
forehoofs1844984fore_h_oofs
foreknows1942454fore__knows
foreladies1444984fore_ladies
forepaws1695754fore_pa__ws
foresails1247154fores_a_ils
foresaw1377134fores_a__w_
foreshank1944674foresha__nk
foresheets1654604foresh_eets
foreshock2144054foresh__ock
foreshocks2243534foresh_ocks
foreshore15118214foresh__ore
foreshores16107404foresh_ores
foreshowed2044064foresh__owed
foresides1339704fores_id_es
forestages1446734foresta_ges
forestalls1345804foresta_lls
forestations1546324forestations
forestays1546624foresta__ys
overshadow2041964_overshadow_
preshows16267024_presh__ows
reshows132510454__resh__ows
shadows1437194____shadows
toreadors1045154tore__adors

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 Limit148819399.26616060.8
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691399.70518412.3
 
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