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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 “formate” 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.

42 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
formate12311509(None) 
fermate122813001fermate
format113021361format_
formates132814291formates
formats123113571formats
borate85026152bor_ate
bromate11313552bromate
comate104124842co_mate
cordate10315222cordate
fermata12278142fermata
ferrate103014042ferrate
folate93320392fo_late
foliate10513532foliate
fomite113314072fo_mite
forage104617002for_age
forbade13259102forbade
forbare122310512forbare
foredate12310912foredate
forgat104018582forgat_
forgave1435852forgave
formable1539502formable
formal113215212forma_l
formals123312892formals
formant123416002formant
formants13269952formants
formative1747962formative
formatted1544882formatted
formatter1445462formatter
forme105225992form__e
formee113919942form_ee
formulate1446992formulate
forsake1436532forsake
forte86131462for__te
fossate10388602fossate
foveate1338362foveate
fromage1336752fromage
furcate12310452furcate
orate55133302_or_ate
ornate6315142_ornate
reformate1446952reformate
sorbate9311732sorbate
workmate1744672workmate

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 Filter1786911076710.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit107671423.29632667.2
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691423.78247247.8
 
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