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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 “overuses” 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.

34 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
overuses1131264(None) 
overuse10310921overuse_
overused1249441overused
ceruses93716232_ceruses
obverses1335802obver_ses
overages12513832overages
overawes14511182overawes
overcures14139992overcures
overdoes121212542overdoes
overdoses13119792overdoses
overdyes15127472overdyes
overlies112417042overlies
overpluses1545782overpluses
overrules12129092overrules
oversea102412112over_sea
overseas112612422over_seas
oversee102717602over_see
oversees112415902oversees
overset102821472over_set
oversets113114172over_sets
oversew132810832over_sew
oversews14289422over_sews
oversuds1237032oversuds
oversudses1444302oversudses
oversups1336552oversups
overtures121611452overtures
overurges1387482overurges
peruses94018162_peruses
uteruses837182uteruses
varuses10310622_varuses
venuses103111412_venuses
verses94223762_ver_ses
viruses1039412_viruses
xeruses143010752_xeruses

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059343.87631233.0
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691344.27941760.0
 
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