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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 “overwhelming” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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86 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
overwhelming245335(None) 
overwhelmingly296612overwhelmingly
overchilling2154113overchilling
overheaping2046793over_heaping
overhearing1847843over_hearing
overheating1849933over_heating
overholding1955643over_holding
overmelting1768113over_melting
overselling1547793over_selling
overwarming2046303overw_arming
overwearing1847713overw_earing
overweening1846233overw_eening
overwetting1847253overw_etting
overwhelm2042813overwhelm___
overwhelmed2352253overwhelm_ed
overwhelms2142133overwhelm__s
underwhelming2361533underwhelming
overarming1639234over__arming
overbearing1748424over_bearing
overbeating17410484over_beating
overbetting1747454over_betting
overbilling1766024over_billing
overboiling1746844overboil_ing
overbreeding1944444overbreeding
overbuilding1943794overbuilding
overcalling1747324over_calling
overcharging2244224overcharging
overclaiming2045084overclaiming
overcleaning1844934overcleaning
overclearing1845154overclearing
overcoming1848734over__coming
overcooling1746844overcool_ing
overcramming2244594overcramming
overdecking2246054over_decking
overdressing1745734overdressing
overdyeing1845084overdye__ing
overeating141016534over__eating
overexerting2346494overexerting
overfearing1847554over_fearing
overfeeding1945914over_feeding
overfilling1885644over_filling
overflying2045464over__flying
overgilding1795204over_gilding
overhanding1947024over_handing
overhanging1946324over_hanging
overhating17910954over_h_ating
overhauling1846034over_hauling
overhoping1947044over_h_oping
overhunting1856524over_hunting
overhyping2244714over_h_yping
overkilling1965064over_killing
overleaping1747444over_leaping
overlending1647614over_lending
overletting1548014over_letting
overlying1638004over___lying
overmilking2145004over_milking
overplying1946514over__plying
overruling1467614over_rul_ing
oversalting1548574over_salting
overseeding1647004over_seeding
overseeing1438384over_se_eing
oversetting1548814over_setting
oversewing1747434over_se_wing
overshading1946644oversh_ading
overshooting1944604overshooting
oversleeping1843814oversleeping
overspending1945734overspending
overspilling1844534overspilling
oversteering1645314oversteering
overstepping2044084overstepping
overtalking1976694over_talking
overthinking2343494overthinking
overthrowing2243184overthrowing
overtiming1699074over__timing
overtoiling1547194overtoil_ing
overtreating1648554overtreating
overtrimming2053744overtrimming
overvaluing1845284over_valuing
overwatching2453404overwatching
overwatering1954934overwatering
overwearying2244104overwearying
overweighing2353704overweighing
overwinding1955754overw_inding
overworking2246034overw_orking
overwriting1847904overw_riting
whelming17304924____whelming

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911247900.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit124790867.06317668.1
3Display Results86860.0631365.1
 (SQL Overall)178691867.52923733.7
 
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