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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 “forgery” 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.

35 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
forgery1441930(None) 
forger104820771forger_
forgers115218181forgers
dodgery13627782dodgery
doggery13448262doggery
fernery1335812fernery
fogey125617872fo_ge_y
fogger114414782fogger_
foggers124112012foggers
foolery1336692foolery
foppery17385622foppery
forager114412562forager_
foragers12349632foragers
forcer114917342forcer_
forcers124215712forcers
foreby1438632for_eby
forge95126942forge__
forged115519322forge_d
forges105024262forge_s
forget106326392forge_t
forgets113813792forgets
forgoer1137692forgoer_
forgoers1236412forgoers
forker134717902forker_
forkers144615782forkers
former114221402former_
formerly1645002formerly
formers128217952formers
gorger86116982gorger_
gorgers94813642gorgers
ornery938462_ornery
orrery936782_orrery
sorcery1237032sorcery
surgery11319212surgery
toggery12505922toggery

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671353.06335152.1
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691353.45251764.5
 
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