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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 “coverslip” 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.

26 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
coverslip164327(None) 
coverslips1743341coverslips
overslip1336321_overslip
coverlid1445942cover_lid
overslips1446762_overslips
overslipt1447742_overslipt
coverall1347603coveral_l
coveralls1447083coveralls
coverlet13413013cover_let
coverlids1544753cover_lids
covers114627963covers___
coversine1459703coversine
covertly1655763covertl_y
coverup1434623cover__up
cowslip1444013co__wslip
overlap12239833_over_lap
overlie102615013_over_lie
overlit102714743_over_lit
oversleep1445433_oversleep
overslept1446853_overslept
overslow1435693_overslow
overspin1338203_overspin
overstep1338033_overstep
overstir1137483_overstir
oversup1236043_overs_up
overtip1238193_over_tip

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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641266.53322752.3
3Display Results26260.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691266.98625578.4
 
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