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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 “overcompensate” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

27 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
overcompensate239301(None) 
overcompensated2582761overcompensated
overcompensates2482841overcompensates
decompensate19123643_de_compensate
overcomplicate25152973overcomplicate
compensate1646144____compensate
decompensated21122904_de_compensated
decompensates20113204_de_compensates
overcommunicate2672434overcommunicate
overcomplicated27152914overcomplicated
overcomplicates26152934overcomplicates
overoperate1676694over_o_pe_rate
compensated1844865____compensated
compensates1745725____compensates
overcomers17125785overcom_ers___
overcomes161110335overcom_e_s___
overcompliance25142625overcompliance
overcompress2182915overcompres__s
overcompressed2472715overcompressed
overcompresses2372855overcompresses
overcompressing2562265overcompressing
overconsume1852745overco___nsume
overoperated1876045over_o_pe_rated
overoperates17116615over_o_pe_rates
overpopulate19114685overpo_p_ulate
recompense1694405_re_compens__e
uncompensated2062745__uncompensated

Search took 9 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 Filter178691950240.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit95024277.65612411.7
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691278.04522211.4
 
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