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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 “overdrew” 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.

29 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
overdrew153623(None) 
overdraw1535801overdraw
overgrew1535821overgrew
overblew1636222overblew
overbred1459852overbred
overdare12311182overdare_
overdared1439162overdared
overdares13310672overdares
overdoer12128712overdoer
overdoes121212542overdoes
overdrawn1644672overdrawn
overdraws1645662overdraws
overdress1346592overdress
overdried1439012overdried
overdries13310882overdries
overdry1435902overdr_y
overdue11138952overdue_
overdye14126922overdye_
overdyed16126512overdyed
overdyer15125452overdyer
overdyes15127472overdyes
overflew1735592overflew
overfree1439002overfree
overgrow1544832overgrow
overnew13268132over_new
oversew132810832over_sew
overstrew1546482overstrew
overthrew1844232overthrew
overview1736332overview

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 Filter1786911210590.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit121059293.14038553.8
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691293.31253952.6
 
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