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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 “overflows” 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.

79 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
overflows184511(None) 
overblows1745001overblows
overflow1754921overflow_
overflown1843711overflown
overblow1645032overblow_
overblown1743952overblown
overflew1735592overflew_
overflies1539102overflies
overflood1644522overflood
overfloods1743432overfloods
overflowed2044592overflowed
overgrows1645322overgrows
overplots1436952overplots
overslow1435692overslow_
airflows1443833_airflows
hoverflies1943113hoverflies
interflows1644703interflows
outflows1445463o_utflows
overalls11410393overal_ls
overblew1636223overblew_
overblouse1544013overblouse
overbooks1855873overbooks
overbrowse1843943overbrowse
overclass1436963overclass
overclose1447013overclose
overcloud1544743overcloud
overclouds1643493overclouds
overcolors15124823overcolors
overcooks1875763overcooks
overcools1476773overcools
overcrops1646543overcrops
overcrowd1844583overcrowd
overcrowds1943093overcrowds
overdoes121212543over_does
overdogs13127493over_dogs
overdraws1645663overdraws
overfavors1942383overfavors
overfears15236943overfears
overfeeds16226023overfeeds
overfills1545703overfills
overflowing2144813overflowing
overfly16246883overfl__y
overfocus1744263overfocus
overfond1537323overf_ond
overfoul1446223overf_oul
overfunds1644593overfunds
overgrow1544833overgrow_
overgrown1644283overgrown
overholds16206333overholds
overjoys2135183over_joys
overlaps13219523over_laps
overlays14239693over_lays
overlets112312363over_lets
overlewd15216273over_lewd
overlies112417043over_lies
overload12119283over_load
overloads13127663over_loads
overlong1238123over_long
overlook1596423over_look
overlooks1685483overlooks
overlord12119183over_lord
overlords13117223over_lords
overloud12117753over_loud
overlove14239173over_love
overloves15218673over_loves
overplans14249573overplans
overplays17287013overplays
overplies14310463overplies
overplot1338543overplo_t
overplus1336063overpl_us
oversews14289423over_sews
overshoes1538863overshoes
overshots1546623overshots
overslips1446763overslips
overthrows1943413overthrows
overtops1338513over_tops
overviews1844283overviews
reflows13258983_re_flows
underflows1743943underflows

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641796.64322375.6
3Display Results79790.0302633.3
 (SQL Overall)178691797.09325192.6
 
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