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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 “overbright” 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.

28 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
overbright194489(None) 
overbought1953882overbought
overflight2044442overflight
overlight1647792over_light
overnight1646772over_night
oversight1647632over_sight
overtight1647612over_tight
overweight2045372overweight
eyebright1852023eye_bright
overbig13237543overb_ig__
overbrief1757213overbri_ef
overbriefs1843653overbriefs
overbuilt1446483overbui_lt
overflights21122813overflights
overhigh1846363over_high_
overlights1744853over_lights
overmighty2272623over_mighty
overnights1744063over_nights
overprint14412253overpri_nt
overrich1648453over_rich_
overrigid1444603over_rigid
oversights1744443over_sights
overtaught1753553overtaught
overweigh1945523overweigh_
overweighs2044093overweighs
overweights2153733overweights
overwrought2152483overwrought
superbright1953313superbright

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603286.14322888.3
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691286.56227231.2
 
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