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

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

32 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
overgeneralize2719344(None) 
overgeneralized29163151overgeneralized
overgeneralizes28183171overgeneralizes
overcentralize28114242overcentralize
overcentralized30133773overcentralized
overcentralizes29123883overcentralizes
generalize20198454____generalize
overgenerosity2171644overgenerosity
overidealize2554424over_ide_alize
decentralize2455405_de_centralize
degenerative1754965_de_generative
demineralize2484865_de_mineralize
generalise11178125____generalise
generalized22147445____generalized
generalizer21156265____generalizer
generalizes21178275____generalizes
governmentalize30123085governmen_talize
orientalize2065985o__rien_talize
outgeneraling1561285o_utgeneraling
overanalyze26143235over_an__alyze
overcapitalize3072705overcapitalize
overemphasize3263805over_emphasize
overexercise2463695over_exer_cise
overfertilize2883305overfe_rtilize
overgenerous1662265overgener__ous
overgenerously2171535overgenerously
overgraze2276675overg___ra__ze
overidealized2753875over_ide_alized
overidealizes2654015over_ide_alizes
overspecialize3062815overspecialize
regenerative1655305_re_generative
vernalize2159845_ver__n__alize

Search took 7 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 Filter178691950240.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit95024326.26615165.0
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691326.62526972.2
 
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