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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 “forespeak” 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.

37 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
forespeak184347(None) 
forepeak17134781fore_peak
forespeaks1943121forespeaks
forepeaks18104572fore_peaks
forespake18105232foresp_ake
foreswear1543512foreswear
respeak1335932__respeak
bespeak1544573__bespeak
firebreak1863263firebreak
forebear1346383fore_bear
forecheck2342773forecheck
foredeck1874353fore_deck
forehead1537893fore_head
forepaw1595613fore_p_aw
foreplay1645673fore_play
foresaw1377133fores__aw
foresee10414333fores_e_e
foreseen1139103fores_een
foreseer1139013fores_eer
foreseers1237403foreseers
foresees11311643fores_ees
foreshank1944673foreshank
foresheet1549233foresheet
foreshock2144053foreshock
forespeaking2252153forespeaking
forespoke18105263forespoke
forestal11410283fores_tal
forestay1448193fores_tay
forested12312463foreste_d
forester11313673foreste_r
foresters12312533foresters
forestial1247233forestial
foreswears1643223foreswears
forspent1348163for_spent
forswear1443293for_swear
outspeak1454583_outspeak
respeaks1434953__respeaks

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 Limit148641377.42320024.4
3Display Results37370.0132846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691377.85922737.1
 
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