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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 “forewarned” 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.

26 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
forewarned174358(None) 
forearmed1544862fore_armed
forewarn14117172forewarn__
forewarns1585632forewarn_s
forwarded1743942for_warded
prewarned1594772_prewarned
firearmed1544043fire_armed
forecasted1685103forecasted
foredated1447683foreda_ted
forehand1537693foreha_n_d
forehanded1844843forehanded
foreland1239013forela_n_d
forenamed1545163forena_med
forepassed1643063forepassed
foretasted1484753foretasted
forewarning1842783forewarning
foreword15118963forewor__d
foreworn14108863foreworn__
foreyard1546423foreyar__d
forward1438293for_war__d
forwarder1644133for_warder
prewarmed17104563_prewarmed
reearned948883__reearned
rewarded13229523__rewarded
rewarmed14257433__rewarmed
unrewarded1542993unrewarded

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 Filter1786911406030.813219792.1
2DLD Change Limit140603267.04619955.0
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.87522690.9
 
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