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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forforeshadowers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

12 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
foreshadowers2311104(None) 
foreshadower22131281foreshadower_
foreshadowed23131272foreshadowe_d
foreshadows2151552foreshadow__s
foreshadow2051823foreshadow___
foreshadowing2461073foreshadowing
foreshores16107404foresh__ore_s
foreshowed2044064foresh__owe_d
foreshows1875974foresh__ow__s
forestallers1552504foresta_llers
reshowers15145474__resh__owers
shadowers1644304____shadowers

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024124.72020132.2
3Display Results12120.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691125.08035175.4