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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 “forkfuls” 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.

45 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
forkfuls184355(None) 
forkful1744771forkful_
bookfuls1743452bookfuls
forksful1842492forksful_
formful1545182formful_
armfuls1275013_armfuls
boatfuls1344823boatfuls
bookful1644773bookful_
bowlfuls1642743bowlfuls
boxfuls19113603bo_xfuls
carfuls1249133car_fuls
earfuls1036863ear_fuls
farfals13268503far_fals
farfels13348213far_fels
fistfuls1454563fistfuls
forceful1644603forceful_
forefeels1593843forefeels
forefelt14117363forefelt
foreguts1245563foreguts
foreruns1146623foreruns
forkball1744823forkball
forkballs1844253forkballs
forkedly1944323forkedly
forkers144615783fork_ers
forkless15267433forkless
forks125324683fork___s
formals123312893for_mals
formols12299413for_mols
formula1246293for_mula
formulas1346303for_mulas
formyls15235703for_myls
forums114611843for__ums
fouls87221433fo___uls
hopefuls1644063hopefuls
hornfels1443783hornfels
jarfuls1754773jar_fuls
potfuls1236293po_tfuls
rackfuls1744643rackfuls
roomfuls1342823roomfuls
sackfuls1744163sackfuls
tankfuls1543803tankfuls
workfolk1742343workfolk
workfolks1851933workfolks
workouts1544963workouts
workups1633613work_ups

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162457.57619292.8
3Display Results45450.0331363.6
 (SQL Overall)178691458.03222247.4
 
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