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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 “overhandle” 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.

28 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
overhandle174412(None) 
overhandled1943621overhandled
overhandles1843641overhandles
overhand15229962overhand__
overhanded1846692overhanded
overhands16227802overhand_s
outhandle1374203o_uthandle
overable13513573over_a_ble
overfacile1844913overfacile
overhanding1947023overhanding
overhandling2043523overhandling
overhang15248863overhan__g
overhangs16226553overhan_gs
overhard15238793overhard__
overhate14312793overha__te
overhaul1436223overha_ul_
overhauled1775403overha_uled
overhauls1545513overha_uls
overidle1248823over__idle
overlade12611553overla_d_e
overland122312003overland__
overlands13218883overland_s
overmanage1644003overmanage
overmantel1545443overmantel
oversale11313873oversa__le
overshade1636993oversha_d_e
prehandle1544533pre_handle
rehandle1246173_re_handle

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603286.50021631.2
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691286.90625874.7
 
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