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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 “overlap” 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.

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
overlap1223983(None) 
overlaps13219521overlaps
overlax17238411overlax
overlay132410831overlay
overleap13237831overleap
overall10411082overall
overapt12312652over_apt
overeat102620322overeat
overfar13227942overfar
overfat132712282overfat
overglad13116532overglad
overheap16257342overheap
overlade12611552overlade
overlaid122410382overlaid
overlain112112442overlain
overland122312002overland
overlate11716282overlate
overlays14239692overlays
overleaf14237972overleaf
overleaps14226782overleaps
overleapt14247882overleapt
overlet102619032overlet
overlie102615012overlie
overlit102714742overlit
overload12119282overload
overly122411362overl_y
overman12311462overman
overpay15228262overpay
overplan13258942overplan
overplay16257552overplay
overran10311662overran
oversad11259962oversad
oversaw13268162oversaw
overslip1336322overslip
oversup1236042oversup
overtax17257732overtax
overtip1238192overtip
overtop1237722overtop

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 Limit107671383.00035890.3
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691383.40652463.6
 
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