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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 “overclouding” 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
overclouding194364(None) 
overcrowding2243972overcrowding
overflooding2053252overflooding
overloading1647332over_loading
overlording1647462over_lording
beclouding1644133_be_clouding
overblowing2044943overblo_wing
overclaiming2045083overclaiming
overcleaning1844933overcleaning
overclearing1845153overclearing
overcloud1544743overcloud___
overclouded1843143overcloud_ed
overclouds1643493overcloud__s
overcoloring1844693overcoloring
overcoming1848733overc_o_ming
overcooking2145793overc_ooking
overcooling1746843overc_ooling
overcounting1846613overc_ounting
overcropping2244283overcropping
overcuring16108763overc__uring
overflowing2144813overflo_wing
overgoading1746563over_goading
overholding1955643over_holding
overlading1539323over_l_ading
overlending1647613over_lending
overlooking1945413over_looking
overloving1746633over_lo_ving
overplotting1845043overplotting

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024283.43627655.4
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691283.81246875.9
 
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