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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 “overcomplicateda” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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
overcomplicated27152911overcomplicated_
overcomplicate25152972overcomplicate__
overcomplicates26152932overcomplicate_s
overcompensated2582764overcompensated_
complicated2046095____complicated_
noncomplicated2362615_noncomplicated_
overcommitted2362725overcom_mi_tted_
overcommunicate2672435overcommunicate__
overcompensate2393015overcompensate__
overcompensates2482845overcompensate_s
overcompliance25142625overcompli_a_nce
overcompliances26152475overcompli_ances
overmedicated2253485over__medicated_
uncomplicated2253765__uncomplicated_
complicate1847626____complicate__
complicatedly2561706____complicatedly
complicates1947056____complicate_s
overamplified2462696over_ampli_fied_
overapplication2462396over_application
overcomplex2753026overcompl____e_x
overcompressed2472716overcomp_ressed_
overcorrected2163056overco_rrec_ted_
overmedicate2053696over__medicate__
overmedicates2153516over__medicate_s
overoperated1876046over_o_p_erated_
overpopulated2194416overpo_p_ulated_
oversimplified2562266oversimpli_fied_

Search took 6 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 Filter178691658740.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit65874274.68614057.6
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691275.04535419.4
 
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