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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 “overregulating” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

27 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
overregulating196379(None) 
overregulation1864342overregulation
overregulations1963852overregulations
deregulating1554013_de_regulating
overeducating2054853ove_reducating
overpopulating2274053overpopulating
overregulate1684493overregulat__e
overregulated1894423overregulat_ed
overregulates1794543overregulat_es
overspeculating2362773overspeculating
reregulating1454643_re_regulating
overbeating17410484overbe___ating
overdecorating2153684overdecorating
overeating141016534ove_re___ating
overglazing2545974ove_r_g_lazing
overheating1849934overhe___ating
overinflating2053964ove_rinflating
overmedicating2363014overmedicating
overmelting1768114overme__l_ting
overrating14814204overr____ating
overreacting1856664overre__acting
overreporting1953804overre_porting
overruling1467614overr__ul__ing
oversaturating1864044oversaturating
overstimulating2173184overstimulating
overtreating1648554overtre___ating
regulating12310064____regulating

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 Filter178691658740.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit65874272.95322307.5
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691273.28254445.8
 
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