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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 “forebrains” 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
forebrains154462(None) 
forebrain1445161forebrain_
foreordains1552162foreordains
birdbrains1552053birdbrains
cornbraids1572983cornbraids
firebrand1544633firebra_nd
firebrands1643743firebrands
firebrats1445883firebra_ts
forbearing1644803forbearing
forearming1644193forearming
forebays1637263foreb_a_ys
forebears1446413forebea_rs
forebodies1644623forebodies
foreboding1744213foreboding
forebodings1852403forebodings
foreordain1452153foreordain_
foreran10311793fore_ra_n_
forerank1546753fore_ra_nk
foreranks1645293fore_ranks
foreruns1146623fore_r_uns
foresails1247153fore_sails
foreskins1647043fore_skins
forewarns1585633fore_warns
lamebrains1443383lamebrains
pretrains11410143_pretrains
refrains1139593__refrains
retrains8314533__retrains

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603278.07617410.0
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691278.49821027.4
 
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