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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 “overcast” 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.

28 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
overcast13241197(None) 
overcasts14217851overcasts
overfast14249661overfast
overpast132611021overpast
opencast1244862opencast
overact12315042over_act
overacts1339652overacts
overapt12312652over_apt
overcall1337672overcall
overcame151310692overcame
overcasted1647792overcasted
overclass1436962overclass
overcoat13312102overcoat
overcoats1438862overcoats
overcut12310422overc_ut
overcuts1337512overcuts
overeasy1437152overeasy
overeat102620322overea_t
overeats112415262overeats
overfat132712282overfa_t
overhasty1843762overhasty
overjust1845862overjust
overpass13258652overpass
overrash1436952overrash
overroast1247872overroast
oversalt11312742oversalt
overtart11312492overtart
overtask1535772overtask

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 Filter1786911210590.1431249587.4
2DLD Change Limit121059283.67032986.1
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691283.82946667.8
 
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