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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 “overage” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

42 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
overage1151405(None) 
average1158851average
coverage1438731coverage
overaged13511671overaged
overages12513831overages
overate10620961overate
overawe13511461overawe
averaged1356212averaged
averages1249182averages
beverage1445142beverage
coverages1538832coverages
leverage1285392leverage
operate9615732operate
outrage82616892outrage
overable13513572overable
overact12315042overact
overall10411082overall
overapt12312652overapt
overarm12239792overarm
overawed1579972overawed
overawes14511182overawes
overbake17129802overbake
overcame151310692overcame
overdare12311182overdare
overdue11138952overdue
overdye14126922overdye
overeager1348322overeager
overhate14312792overhate
overlade12611552overlade
overlarge1346822overlarge
overlate11716282overlate
overlie102615012overlie
overrate11615692overrate
oversale11313872oversale
oversave14310492oversave
oversee102717602oversee
overtake151210142overtake
overtame131510522overtame
overurge1277102overurge
overuse10310922overuse
peerage1089802peerage
verge93419832_ver_ge

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671423.22033438.2
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691423.62349321.3
 
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