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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 “oversea” 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.

55 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
oversea10241211(None) 
overseas112612421overseas
oversee102717601oversee
overset102821471overset
oversew132810831oversew
averse95811182averse_
obverse1234752obverse_
obverses1335802obverses
overbear13228882overbear
overbeat132713832overbeat
overbed132811852overbed
overbet122716062overbet
overdear12248082overdear
overeat102620322over_eat
overed102216622over_ed
overfear14247402overfear
overfed142510252overfed
overhead152110362overhead
overheap16257342overheap
overhear14249412overhear
overheat142413772overheat
overleaf14237972overleaf
overleap13237832overleap
overlet102619032overlet
overmen12311802overmen
overnear11238472overnear
overneat112713642overneat
overnew13268132overnew
overs85224792overs__
oversad11259962oversad
oversaw13268162oversaw
overseed122513352overseed
overseen112612172overseen
overseer112611072overseer
oversees112415902oversees
oversell1137472oversell
oversets113114172oversets
oversewn14266932oversewn
oversews14289422oversews
oversoak1536992oversoak
overstay1436732overstay
overstep1338032overstep
oversup1236042oversup
overuse10310922overuse_
overused1249442overused
overuses11312642overuses
overweak18216072overweak
overwear14248602overwear
overwet132013932overwet
overzeal2076092overzeal
verse84723582_verse_
versed104515512_versed
verser94516962_verser
verses94223762_verses
verset94327322_verset

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671553.15634116.3
3Display Results55550.0163437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691553.54550406.5
 
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