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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 “forespeaking” 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.

51 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
forespeaking225215(None) 
foreswearing1951962foreswearing
respeaking1736802__respeaking
bespeaking1944393__bespeaking
forechecking2751763forechecking
foreseeing1444553fores_e_eing
forespeak1843473forespeak___
forespeaks1943123forespeak__s
forsaking1745173for_s__aking
forswearing1852323for_swearing
nonspeaking1853193no_nspeaking
outspeaking1844173_outspeaking
dressmaking1952174_dressmaking
flyspecking265934f_lyspecking
forbearing1644804for__bearing
foredating1577124fore__dating
forefeeling1842454fore_feeling
forefending1943494fore_fending
forelocking2142594fore_locking
forepeak17134784fore_peak___
forepeaks18104574fore_peak__s
forereaching2151954fore_reaching
foreshowing2153524fores_howing
foreskin1547024fores___kin_
foreskins1647044fores___kins
forespake18105234foresp_ak__e
forespoken19113774foresp_oken_
forestalling1653634forestalling
foresting13311364fores___ting
foretelling1543594fore_telling
freaking163611454f_r___eaking
freshening1744774f_reshe_ning
homesteading1962274homesteading
misspeaking2043714_misspeaking
presoaking1736254_pres_oaking
repealing122513544__re_pealing
repeating122618984__re_peating
reperking1638704__re_perking
rerepeating1447184rere_peating
resealing102115674__res_ealing
reseating102421534__res_eating
reseeking14208494__res_eeking
resoaking1439374__res_oaking
respacing1438894__resp_acing
respading1338804__resp_ading
respecting1549884__respecting
respelling1347974__respelling
respraying1636094__respraying
respreading1545174__respreading
speaking153212494____speaking
unspeaking1744424__unspeaking

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 Filter1786911247900.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit124790517.39316879.5
3Display Results51510.0301700.0
 (SQL Overall)178691517.82622833.0
 
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