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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 “forbidding” 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.

26 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
forbidding184306(None) 
forbidden1642392forbidden_
forbiddingly236932forbiddingly
forboding1645142forb_oding
bidding123613513___bidding
forbearing1644803forbearing
forbiddance2061073forbiddance
forbidder1642863forbidd_er
forbidders1742313forbidders
fording123717043for___ding
fordoing1357303for__doing
foreboding1744213foreboding
foredoing1456483for_edoing
forfending1844183forfending
forgiving1744343forgi_ving
forjudging2361903forjudging
fortifying2045153fortifying
forwarding1843493forwarding
furbishing1943373furbishing
nonbinding1444903nonbinding
orbiting1138153_orbi_ting
outbidding1544633outbidding
overbidding1944723overbidding
prebidding1783843prebidding
rebidding14275463_rebidding
ridding103314193__r_idding

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 Filter1786911406030.410435831.7
2DLD Change Limit140603265.95023630.8
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691266.37628025.6
 
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