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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 “overcontrollinga” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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

25 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
overcontrolling2171391overcontrolling_
decontrolling1761434_de_controlling_
overcontrolled2091594overcontroll__ed
controlling1445425____controlling_
noncontrolling1771745_noncontrolling_
overcontrol1652595overcontro_l____
overcontrols1752425overcontro_l___s
overcooling1746845overco___o_ling_
overborrowing2252116overbo_rro_wing_
overcalling1747326overc____alling_
overcentralize28114246overcentr_ali_ze
overcentralized30133776overcentr_alized
overcentralizes29123886overcentr_alizes
overchilling2154116overc___hilling_
overcoloring1844696overco__lo_ring_
overcompressing2562266overcompressing_
overconcerning2262426overcon_cerning_
overconsuming2152676overcon__suming_
overcooking2145796overco___o_king_
overcorrecting2262756overco_rrecting_
overcounting1846616overcount____ing_
overcropping2244286overc___ropping_
overcrowding2243976overc___rowding_
overhonoring1953826overhon__o_ring_
overtoiling1547196over___t_oiling_

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 Filter178691658740.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit65874255.40612185.3
3Display Results25250.0131923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691255.73231174.3
 
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