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

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

22 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
overbearingly226135(None) 
overbearing1748422overbearing__
overbeating17410483overbeating__
overfearing1847553overfearing__
overhearing1847843overhearing__
overwearing1847713overwearing__
overweeningly2361313overweeningly
endearingly1653224__endearingly
overbaking2067774overb_aking__
overbetting1747454overbetting__
overbraking2147144overbraking__
overclearing1845154overclearing__
overdaring1539504over_daring__
overeating141016534over_eating__
overheaping2046794overheaping__
overheating1849934overheating__
overleaping1747444overleaping__
overlearning1644714overlearning__
overpoweringly266754overpoweringly
overwearying2244104overwearying__
overwhelmingly296614overwhelmingly
veeringly1645474_ve__e_ringly

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit95024224.72020132.2
3Display Results22220.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691225.17334543.0
 
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