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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 “overexpectation” 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.
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83 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
overexpectation297211(None) 
expectation2266484____expectation
overeducation1955374overe_duc_ation
overexertion22115404overex_e__rtion
overspeculation2263334over_speculation
expectations2365845____expectations
overapplication2462395overapplication
overdecoration2063945over__decoration
overeducations2054985overe_duc_ations
overelaboration2072255overelaboration
overestimation19125145overe_stimation
overevaluation2074525overe_valuation
overexertions23115195overex_e__rtions
overexpansion2562695overexp__ansion
overexplain2354595overexp__la_i_n
overextension2363285overexte__nsion
overextraction26153545overex_traction
overmedication2264005overmedic_ation
overpopulation21144585overpop_ulation
oversecretion1863945over__secretion
reexportation2253145_re_exportation
crepitation1548396__cre_p_itation
decrepitation1884806decre_p_itation
delectation1448556___de_lectation
eructation1248336__er___uctation
execration1949836____ex_ecration
expectational2452496____expectational
expectative2553586____expectative
expectoration2452566____expectoration
exportation2047446____exportation
fermentation1756826_fer__mentation
frequentation2552636__frequentation
orientation1147576o__r__ientation
ornamentation1573616o__rnamentation
overaction1547996over___ac__tion
overassertion16113516overasse__rtion
overattention16113236overatte__ntion
overcaution1655156over____caution
overcultivation2361566overcultivation
overdecorations2163726over__decorations
overeducating2054856overe_duc_ating
overemphatic24133186overemp__hati_c
overestimations20124606overe_stimations
overevaluations2194076overe_valuations
overexciting2565336overex__c_iting
overexerting2346496overex_e__rting
overexpansions2662486overexp__ansions
overexplains2454836overexp__la_ins
overexploiting2762856overexp_loiting
overextensions2463176overexte__nsions
overextractions27163256overex_tractions
overinflation19154566over__inflation
overmedications2363666overmedic_ations
overoperating1956726over_ope_rating
overpersuasion19152046over__persuasion
overpopulations22154146overpop_ulations
overprotection2163616over__protection
overreaction1754926over__re_action
overregulation1864346over_regulation
oversaturation1794466over_saturation
oversecretions1963736over__secretions
overspecialize3062816over_specialize
overspeculating2362776over_speculating
overstimulation2073526overstimulation
overtaxation2253686over___taxation
overutilization2762676overutilization
overvaluation1965096over__valuation
perpetration1647136_per__petration
perpetuation1655346_per__petuation
presentation1448996__pre_sentation
reexportations2352846_re_exportations
reluctation1347966___re_luctation
reoperation13410906___reope_ration
repetition1278236___re_pe_tition
representation16154126repre_sentation
reputation12411886___re_p_utation
revegetation16105306_reve_ge_tation
teleportation1552126_tele_portation
vegetation1448216_v__e_ge_tation
venesection1652946_vene_sec__tion
verbigeration1952866_verbige_ration
verification201810646_ver_ific_ation
versification21157496_versific_ation

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024836.56314478.7
3Display Results83830.0631317.5
 (SQL Overall)178691836.98625578.4
 
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