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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 “overbite” 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.

33 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
overbite1331208(None) 
overbites14310981overbites
overate10620962over_ate
overbake17129802overbake
overbet122716062overbet_
overbets132510682overbets
overbid132710272overbi_d
overbids14248902overbids
overbig13237542overbi_g
overbill1337282overbill
overbore131111582overbore
overfit132610962overfit_
overhate14312792overhate
overlate11716282overlate
overlie102615012overli_e
overlit102714742overlit_
overlive142211292overlive
overmine13313662overmine
overnice13310092overnice
overrate11615692overrate
override121512522override
overrife14169932overrife
overripe131410382overripe
overside122013932overside
oversize201812512oversize
overtime131312272overtime
overtire111413112overtire
overvote1438952overvote
overwide15179462overwide
overwise141810252overwise
overwrite1579082overwrite
verbile1249862_verbile
verite94323442_ver_ite

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059333.20337795.5
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691333.60949512.6
 
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