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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 “overhead” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

42 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
overhead15211036(None) 
overheads16248931overheads
overheap16257341overheap
overhear14249411overhear
overheard16246621overheard
overheat142413771overheat
overheld15197371overheld
overbear13228882overbear
overbeat132713832overbeat
overbed132811852overbe_d
overcheap1953512overcheap
overdear12248082overdear
overeat102620322over_eat
overed102216622over_e_d
overfear14247402overfear
overfed142510252overfe_d
overfeed15299442overfeed
overglad13116532overglad
overgoad13127152overgoad
overhand15229962overhand
overhard15238792overhard
overheaped1946152overheaped
overheaps17226952overheaps
overhears15258872overhears
overheated1739482overheated
overheats15229992overheats
overhold15219012overhold
overleaf14237972overleaf
overleap13237832overleap
overlend122510102overlend
overlewd15216272overlewd
overload12119282overload
overnear11238472overnear
overneat112713642overneat
oversad11259962over_sad
oversea102412112oversea_
overseas112612422overseas
overseed122513352overseed
overweak18216072overweak
overwear14248602overwear
overzeal2076092overzeal
riverhead1642992riverhead

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.1431249587.4
2DLD Change Limit121059423.59333693.0
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691423.74947663.6
 
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