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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 “overlay” 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.

44 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
overlay13241083(None) 
overlap12239831overlap
overlax17238411overlax
overlays14239691overlays
overly122411361overl_y
overpay15228261overpay
overplay16257551overplay
loverly1346972loverl_y
overall10411082overall
overbuy1545422overbuy
overcoy1536632overcoy
overdry1435902overdry
overeasy1437152overeasy
overeat102620322overeat
overfar13227942overfar
overfat132712282overfat
overfly16246882overfly
overglad13116532overglad
overjoy2034872overjoy
overlade12611552overlade
overlaid122410382overlaid
overlain112112442overlain
overland122312002overland
overlaps13219522overlaps
overlate11716282overlate
overleaf14237972overleaf
overleap13237832overleap
overlet102619032overlet
overlie102615012overlie
overlit102714742overlit
overload12119282overload
overman12311462overman
overmany1647142overmany
overpays16248252overpays
overplan13258942overplan
overplays17287012overplays
overply15227652overply
overran10311662overran
oversad11259962oversad
oversaw13268162oversaw
overstay1436732overstay
overtax17257732overtax
overtly13268982overtly
overwary17197412overwary

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911076711.153154979.2
2DLD Change Limit107671447.73613918.2
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691448.90520066.4
 
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