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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forovergrows” 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.

14 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
overgrows164532(None) 
overgrow1544831overgrow_
overgrown1644281overgrown
overblows1745002overblows
overbrowse1843942overbrowse
overcrops1646542overcrops
overcrowd1844582overcrowd
overcrowds1943092overcrowds
overdraws1645662overdraws
overflows1845112overflows
overgrew1535822overgrew_
overgrowth2053022overgrowth
overgrowths2151932overgrowths
overthrows1943412overthrows

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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436143.62633490.3
3Display Results14140.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691144.01644494.8