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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 “formers” 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.

94 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
formers12821795(None) 
dormers104313921dormers
farmers124315261farmers
firmers124711441firmers
foamers123812101foamers
forcers124215711forcers
forgers115218181forgers
forkers144615781forkers
former114221401former_
formes114623711forme_s
ormers84316141_ormers
wormers124012571wormers
armers85520272_armers
boomers114115912boomers
borders104317532borders
borers85122682bor_ers
comers105328082co_mers
corders104520882corders
corers85231072cor_ers
corkers134118852corkers
cormels113813372cormels
corners94723312corners
deformers15266532deformers
dormer94415902dormer_
dorpers104113172dorpers
dorsers83516302dorsers
farcers124713442farcers
farers95924052far_ers
farmer115017372farmer_
filmers124211292filmers
firers94922682fir_ers
firmer114712442firmer_
flamers124616362flamers
foamer114714312foamer_
fodders124010752fodders
foggers124112012foggers
folders113514392folders
footers104618332footers
foragers12349632foragers
foramens1337822foramens
forayers14277272forayers
forbears1337072forbears
forceps14466982forceps
forcer114917342forcer_
forces114422132force_s
fores85847102for_e_s
forevers1438172forevers
forger104820772forger_
forgery14419302forgery
forges105024262forge_s
forgets113813792forgets
forgoers1236412forgoers
forker134717902forker_
formals123312892formals
formats123113572formats
forme105225992forme__
formed125021172forme_d
formee113919942forme_e
formerly1645002formerly
formless13248082formless
formols12299412formols
forms105327052form__s
formyls15235702formyls
fortes95327182forte_s
fosters104220102fosters
fowlers133411202fowlers
foyers125413132fo_yers
framers125113822framers
freers94717302f_reers
friers94718932f_riers
fryers125710972f_ryers
fumers113613382f_umers
furlers104214222furlers
gomers94116882go_mers
gorgers94813642gorgers
harmers124116592harmers
homers114821972ho_mers
informers14206132informers
lorimers1036612lorimers
omers76923192_o_mers
orders74315992_orders
ormer75218372_ormer_
porkers134314932porkers
porters93722702porters
reformers14246402reformers
roamers93713462roamers
roomers95416412roomers
sorners73416872sorners
sorters74221132sorters
termers95414502termers
vomers115614942vo_mers
warmers124514292warmers
workers144612692workers
wormer114514912wormer_

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671942.87337476.9
3Display Results94940.0332848.5
 (SQL Overall)178691943.29654214.5
 
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