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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 “covertly” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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94 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
covertly165576(None) 
overtly13268981_overtly
cogently1446322cogently
courtly1256922co_urtly
coverall1347602coverall
covert114925502covert__
coverts124813812covert_s
hoverfly2043002hoverfly
loverly1346972lover_ly
overfly16246882_overfly
overly122411362_over_ly
overply15227652_overply
poverty1536432povert_y
alertly1046793_alertly
cheerily1655423cheerily
cheerly15417603cheer_ly
cherty144612473c_hert_y
clerkly1643573c_lerkly
cleverly1643453clever_ly
clovery15407403clover__y
coevally1646283coevally
coherently1854313coherently
comelily1546693comelily
comely134213733come__ly
conversely1844903conversely
convert123721473convert__
converted15311563converted
converter14311013converter
convertibly2155123convertibly
convertor1448783convertor
converts133213553convert_s
convexly2343783conve_xly
correctly1644963correctly
costly114012333co__stly
covalently18103603covalently
covary1438743covar__y
cover105430773cover___
coverable1649103coverable
coverage1438733coverage
coveralls1447083coveralls
covered133315293cover_ed
coverer123113523cover_er
coverers132712123coverers
covering142215723covering
coverlet13413013coverlet
coverlid1445943coverlid
covers114627963cover__s
coverslip1643273coverslip
coverture1445413coverture
coverup1434623cover_up
coverups1544063coverups
covet105638943cove_t__
coveted133011523cove_ted
coveter122912063cove_ter
covets114819643cove_t_s
covey136121783cove___y
cowardly1744093cowardly
cowedly1635693cowe_dly
curtly1149283c__urtly
expertly2044693expertly
honestly14355933honestly
inertly1038543_inertly
loveably16175233loveably
lovelily1444333lovelily
lovely12339713love__ly
modernly1443843modernly
modestly14375583modestly
momently1546473momently
moveably18175543moveably
novelly1346513nove_lly
novelty1365173novelt_y
overall10411083_overall
overbuy1545423_overbuy
overcoy1536633_overcoy
overdry1435903_overdry
overholy17216673_overholy
overjoy2034873_overjoy
overlay132410833_overlay
overpay15228263_overpay
overplay16257553_overplay
overstay1436733_overstay
overt85630723_overt__
overtalk1537073_overtalk
overtax17257733_overtax
overtip1238193_overtip
overtop1237723_overtop
overwily1736663_overwily
pertly115312543__pertly
portly114713403po__rtly
potently1347403potently
severely1445293severely
soberly1236943sober_ly
solvently1544293solvently
verily122616053__verily

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162947.17320376.7
3Display Results94940.0462043.5
 (SQL Overall)178691947.37524229.3
 
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