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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 “overwore” 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.

33 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
overwore14111140(None) 
overbore131111581overbore
overword15119241overword
overwork18118231overwork
overworn14118831overworn
evermore1344922evermore
ovenware1444242ovenware
overborn13128702overborn
overborne14128022overborne
overcome151110702overcome
overcure132210052overcure
overdare12311182overdare
overdoer12128712overdoer
overdone121210912overdone
overdose121110062overdose
overhope1638342overhope
overlord12119182overlord
overlove14239172overlove
overrode121810582overrode
overscore1447862overscore
oversure111611162oversure
overtire111413112overtire
overtone111012572overtone
overture111511682overture
overvote1438952overvote
overwarm16236932overwarm
overwary17197412overwary
overwide15179462overwide
overwise141810252overwise
overwords16127642overwords
overworked2145182overworked
overworks19127392overworks
overwrote1557692overwrote

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911210590.780229091.0
2DLD Change Limit121059337.18616846.5
3Display Results33330.0331000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691337.99922339.2
 
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