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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 “overembellishes” 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.

21 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
overembellishes259115(None) 
overembellished26121171overembellished
overembellish2391532overembellish__
embellishes1852094____embellishes
embellished1951825____embellished
embellisher1851845____embellisher
embellishers1951625____embellishers
overexercises2563435overe_xercis_es
unembellished2161035__unembellished
embellish1643426____embellish__
overadvertises2162426overadvertis_es
overbleaches2252106over__b_leaches
overblouses1643476over__b_lous_es
overeagernesses1961796overeagernesses
overemphases2253826overem__phas_es
overemphasizes3363696overemphasi_zes
overexercise2463696overe_xercis_e_
overexercised2663316overe_xercis_ed
overfishes1947016over_____fishes
overidealizes2654016over_ideali_zes
overnourishes1982096over__nourishes

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 Filter178691950240.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit95024217.73312288.1
3Display Results21210.0161312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691218.12521992.7
 
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