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

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

24 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
overdrinking214397(None) 
overdriving1946092overdri_ving
overprinting1846872overprinting
overthinking2343492overthinking
outdrinking1743963o_utdrinking
overbraking2147143overbr_aking
overbriefing2153433overbriefing
overdecking2246053overd_ecking
overdrawing1956683overdr_awing
overdressing1745733overdressing
overdrink1746273overdrink___
overdrinks1853593overdrink__s
overdrying1846543overdr__ying
overmilking2145003over_milking
overmining1649113over_min_ing
overpricing1947733overpri_cing
overprizing2648033overpri_zing
overriding1548513over_ri_ding
overrunning1545053over_running
overswinging2053543overswinging
overtraining1646023overtrain_ing
overtrimming2053743overtrimming
overwinding1955753over_winding
overwriting1847903overwri_ting

Search took 5 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 Filter178691950240.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit95024243.70325661.4
3Display Results24240.0161500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691244.06243990.9
 
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