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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 “overbore” 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.

33 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
overbore13111158(None) 
overborn13128701overborn
overborne14128021overborne
overwore141111401overwore
evermore1344922evermore
overbake17129802overbake
overbite13312082overbite
overboard1537812overboard
overboil1336912overboil
overbold14208552overbold
overbook1796322overbook
overbred1459852overb_red
overburn13116292overburn
overcome151110702overcome
overcure132210052overcure
overdare12311182overdare
overdoer12128712overdoer
overdone121210912overdone
overdose121110062overdose
overhope1638342overhope
overlord12119182overlord
overlove14239172overlove
overrode121810572overrode
overscore1447862overscore
oversure111611162oversure
overtire111413112overtire
overtone111012572overtone
overture111511682overture
overvote1438952overvote
overword15119242overword
overwork18118232overwork
overworn14118832overworn
verbose1237752_verbose

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059333.40635542.9
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691333.81246875.9
 
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