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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 “overbuilds” 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.

38 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
overbuilds164297(None) 
overbuild15154691overbuild_
overbids14248902overb_i_ds
overbills1446602overb_ills
overboils1436622overboil_s
overbuilt1446482overbuil_t
overgilds1445182over_gilds
outbuilds1243113o_utbuilds
ovenbirds1542023ovenb_irds
overbid132710273overb_i_d_
overbill1337283overb_il_l
overbites14310983overb_ites
overboil1336913overboil__
overboiled1646133overboiled
overbold14208553overb_old_
overbreeds1654323overbreeds
overbriefs1843653overbriefs
overbuilding1943793overbuilding
overburns14135613overbu_rns
overbuys1644833overbu__ys
overchills1893483overchills
overfills1545703over_fills
overfunds1644593overfu_nds
overgild1336583over_gild_
overgirds1445163over_girds
overholds16206333over_holds
overkills1644873over_kills
overmild1436983over_mild_
overmilks1844453over_milks
overrules12129093overru_les
overspills1543863overspills
oversuds1237033oversu__ds
overtoils1237083overtoil_s
overwinds1645573over_winds
prebuilds1442633pre_builds
rebuilds1143503_re_builds
verbids13259203_verb_i_ds
verbiles1338923_verb_iles

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603385.57625215.7
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691386.01529707.6
 
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