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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 “fosterages” 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.

27 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
fosterages144477(None) 
fosterage1344661fosterage_
porterages1345972porterages
absterges1244763abster_ges
cooperages1565583cooperages
coverages1538833co_verages
esterases949633_esterases
factorages1643513factorages
flowerages1743063flowerages
footages1239053foot__ages
footraces1446713foot_races
forages114217283fo___rages
fostered122210453foster__ed
fosterer11239523foster__er
fosterers12238023foster_ers
fosters104220103foster___s
fuselages1343543fus_elages
hostages122311693host__ages
meterages1248183_meterages
outrages92215933_out_rages
overages12513833_o_verages
pasturages1344923pasturages
porterage1245763porterage_
postages112815323post__ages
steerages1046493__steerages
storages9311103__storages
waterages1349383_waterages

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603275.84324063.5
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691276.27928458.5
 
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