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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forforeground” 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.

14 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
foreground157254(None) 
foregrounds1671821foregrounds
foregrounded186982foregrounded
reground1045072__reground
aboveground186543aboveground
fairground1551263fairground
fogbound1542953fo__gbound
forefront1546493forefro_nt
foregoing1455793foreg_oing
foregone1238583foreg_o_ne
foregrounding196963foregrounding
forerun1037653fore_r_un_
foreruns1146623fore_r_uns
horehound1644703hore_hound

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 Filter1786911406030.1531167915.0
2DLD Change Limit140603146.55021466.1
3Display Results14140.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691146.70326658.4