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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 “overlays” 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.

31 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
overlays1423969(None) 
overlaps13219521overlaps
overlay132410831overlay_
overpays16248251overpays
overplays17287011overplays
overalls11410392overalls
overbuys1644832overbuys
overclass1436962overclass
overeasy1437152overeasy
overeats112415262overeats
overjoys2135182overjoys
overlade12611552overlade
overlades13510352overlades
overlaid122410382overlaid
overlain112112442overlain
overland122312002overland
overlands13218882overlands
overlap12239832overla_p
overlate11716282overlate
overlax17238412overla_x
overleaps14226782overleaps
overlets112312362overlets
overlies112417042overlies
overloads13127662overloads
overly122411362overl_y_
overmans13310312overmans
overpass13258652overpass
overpay15228262overpay_
overplans14249572overplans
overplay16257552overplay_
overstays1535942overstays

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit121059313.86031362.4
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691314.24942054.8
 
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