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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 “overbroad” 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.

71 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
overbroad154543(None) 
overboard1537812overb_oard
overbold14208552overb_old
overbred1459852overbr_ed
overbreed1548042overbreed
overcrowd1844582overcrowd
overgoad13127152over_goad
overload12119282over_load
overproud1545482overproud
overarmed1538103overarmed
overbaked19127833overbaked
overbear13228883overb_ear
overbeat132713833overb_eat
overbed132811853overb__ed
overbid132710273overb__id
overblow1645033overblo_w
overblown1743953overblown
overblows1745003overblows
overboil1336913overb_oil
overbook1796323overb_ook
overbooked2044443overbooked
overbooks1855873overbooks
overbore131111583overb_ore
overborn13128703overb_orn
overborne14128023overborne
overbrake1847253overbrake
overbraked2046053overbraked
overbreeds1654323overbreeds
overbrief1757213overbrief
overbrowse1843953overbrowse
overbrowsed2043363overbrowsed
overbrutal1551693overbrutal
overbuild15154693overbuild
overburned1664673overburned
overcloud1544743overcloud
overcoat13312103over_coat
overcold14208493over_cold
overcram1537073overcr_am
overcrop1545773overcro_p
overcrops1646543overcrops
overcrowds1943093overcrowds
overdraw1535803overdr_aw
overdried1439013overdried
overdrove1646083overdrove
overflood1644523overflood
overfond1537323over_fond
overglad13116533over_glad
overgoads14115893over_goads
overgrade1457623overgr_ade
overgreat1347713overgreat
overgrow1544833overgro_w
overgrown1644283overgrown
overgrows1645323overgrows
overhead152110363over_head
overhold15219013over_hold
overloads13127663over_loads
overlord12119183over_lord
overloud12117753over_loud
overproof1745533overproof
overran10311663over_r_an
overroast1247873over_roast
overrode121810583over_rode
oversad11259963ove__rsad
oversoak1536993over_soak
oversold12218933over_sold
overspread1643563overspread
overtrade1348513overtr_ade
overtreat1249373overtreat
overurged1496673overurged
overword15119243over_word
overwrote1557693overwrote

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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641716.98321286.1
3Display Results71710.0332151.5
 (SQL Overall)178691717.45623966.1
 
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