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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 “overbred” 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
overbred145985(None) 
overbed132811851overb_ed
overbreed1548041overbreed
averred11237592aver_red
overaged13511672overaged
overarmed1538102overarmed
overawed1579972overawed
overbaked19127832overbaked
overbet122716062overb_et
overbid132710272overb_id
overblew1636222overblew
overbold14208552overbold
overbore131111582overbore_
overbraked2046052overbraked
overbreeds1654322overbreeds
overbrief1757212overbrief
overbroad1545432overbroad
overburned1664672overburned
overcured15148642overcured
overdared1439162overdared
overdrew1536232overdrew
overdried1439012overdried
overdyed16126512overdyed
overed102216622ove__red
overfed142510252over_fed
overfeed15299442overfeed
overfree1439002overfree
overgrew1535822overgrew
overseed122513352overseed
overtired131310252overtired
overtured13169212overtured
overurged1496672overurged
overused1249442overused

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 Filter1786911210590.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121059333.83031608.1
3Display Results33330.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691333.97045010.3
 
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