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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 “foraging” 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.

30 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
foraging135806(None) 
foraying1537431foraying
forging124114721for_ging
borating113414502borating
enraging1049572enraging
foaling113515842fo_aling
foaming133612992fo_aming
fogging133513732fo_gging
foramina1346162foramina
forcing134013752for_cing
fording123717042for_ding
fordoing1357302fordoing
foregoing1455792foregoing
forewing1539002forewing
forgings13287702for_gings
forgoing1366852forgoing
forking154014842for_king
forming133615732for_ming
forsaking1745172forsaking
fragging14329422f_ragging
framing133014792f_raming
fraying143413432f_raying
frogging14358732frogging
garaging1139042garaging
gorging102611362gor_ging
homaging1536612homaging
orating83520322_orating
portaging1346842portaging
raging85126432__raging
voyaging1632562voyaging

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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059303.22037596.0
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691303.64249064.0
 
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