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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 “overstaffing” 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.

27 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
overstaffing224365(None) 
overstuffing2253051overstuffing
overstating15410732oversta_ting
overstaying1847052oversta_ying
overruffing2144233over_ruffing
oversalting1548573overs_alting
oversaucing1746263overs_aucing
oversaving1738163overs_a_ving
overshading1946643oversha_ding
oversoaking1956783oversoa_king
overstaff1844483overstaff___
overstaffed2153043overstaff_ed
overstaffs1943063overstaff__s
oversteering1645313oversteering
overstepping2044083overstepping
overstirring1644533overstirring
overstocking2243643overstocking
overstraining1754133overstraining
overstrewing1944673overstrewing
overstriding1745613overstriding
overstudying2043173overstudying
overtaking1878893over_ta_king
overtalking1976693over_talking
overtasking1986153over_tasking
overtaxing2157693over_ta_xing
restaffing1744193_re_staffing
understaffing21102733understaffing

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024273.71625571.6
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691274.09243668.4
 
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