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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 “overcrowd” 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.

70 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
overcrowd184458(None) 
overcrowds1943091overcrowds
overbroad1545432overbroad
overcloud1544742overcloud
overcold14208492overc_old
overcrop1545772overcro_p
overcrops1646542overcrops
overcrowded2143182overcrowded
overgrow1544832overgrow_
overgrown1644282overgrown
overgrows1645322overgrows
overproud1545482overproud
becrowd1555173_be_crowd
outcrowd1444933o_utcrowd
overarmed1538103overarmed
overblow1645033overblow_
overblown1743953overblown
overblows1745003overblows
overbold14208553over_bold
overbred1459853overbr_ed
overbreed1548043overbreed
overbrowse1843943overbrowse
overbrowsed2043353overbrowsed
overclose1447013overclose
overclouds1643493overclouds
overcoat13312103overc_oat
overcome151110703overc_ome
overcook1786153overc_ook
overcooked2044913overcooked
overcooks1875763overcooks
overcool1376783overc_ool
overcooled1646233overcooled
overcools1476773overcools
overcoy1536633overc_o_y
overcram1537073overcr_am
overcrams1646413overcrams
overcropped2143583overcropped
overcrowding2243973overcrowding
overcured15148643overcured
overdraw1535803overdraw_
overdrawn1644673overdrawn
overdraws1645663overdraws
overdrew1536233overdrew_
overdried1439013overdried
overdrove1646083overdrove
overflood1644523overflood
overflow1754923overflow_
overflowed2044593overflowed
overflown1843713overflown
overflows1845113overflows
overfond1537323over_fond
overgoad13127153over_goad
overgrew1535823overgrew_
overgrowth2053023overgrowth
overhold15219013over_hold
overlewd15216273over_lewd
overload12119283over_load
overlord12119183over_lord
overloud12117753over_loud
overproof1745533overproof
overrode121810573over_rode
overscored1646363overscored
overslow1435693overslow_
oversold12218933over_sold
overthrow1843363overthrow_
overthrown1942583overthrown
overthrows1943413overthrows
overurged1496673overurged
overword15119233over_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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641707.23320550.4
3Display Results70700.0332121.2
 (SQL Overall)178691707.42224075.9
 
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