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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 “overexplain” 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.

43 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
overexplain235459(None) 
overexplains2454831overexplains
overexplained2683782overexplained
overexploit2353182overexploit
overexpand2353143overexp_and
overexplaining2772473overexplaining
overexplicit2663253overexplicit
overexploits2462643overexploits
overexposing2554193overexposing
overlain112112443over___lain
overplaid1546813over__plaid
overplan13258943over__pla_n
reexplain1852963_re_explain
explain1667044____explain
overclaim1645334over__claim
overemphasis2263224overemphasis
overemphatic24133184overemphatic
overexciting2565334overexciting
overexerting2346494overexerting
overexertion22115404overexertion
overexpanding2752984overexpanding
overexpands2472684overexpands
overexpansion2562694overexpansion
overexploited2663034overexploited
overexploiting2762854overexploiting
overexpose2253604overexp_ose
overexposed2453574overexposed
overexposes2353684overexposes
overlaid122410384over___laid
overpaid14158934over__p_aid
overpeopling2044774overpeopl_ing
overplaids1645434over__plaids
overplans14249574over__plans
overplant142510714over__plant
overplay16257554over__pla_y
overplaying2047344over__playing
overplays17287014over__plays
overplying1946514over__plying
overspin1338204over_sp__in
overstrain1347044over_strain
overtrain1259784over__train
peneplain13113944_pene_plain
reexplains1952774_re_explains

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819438.31017908.4
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691438.74920424.2
 
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