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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forforewing” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

22 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
forewing153900(None) 
forewings1645111forewings
brewing133411152_brewing
crewing133212632_crewing
foraging1358062foraging
foraying1537432foraying
forcing134013752for_cing
fording123717042for_ding
fordoing1357302fordoing
foredoing1456482foredoing
foregoing1455792foregoing
foreign1136832fore_ign
foresting13311362foresting
forewent1439422forewent
forging124114722for_ging
forgoing1366852forgoing
forking154014842for_king
forming133615732for_ming
freeing113713912f_reeing
screwing14288232screwing
shrewing15228092shrewing
strewing12289852strewing

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059223.81031774.0
3Display Results22220.0161375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691224.21642384.0