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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 “overpowers” 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.

39 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
overpowers184472(None) 
overpower1746231overpower_
overcomers17125782overcomers
overdoers13117402overdo_ers
overpowered2043632overpowered
airpowers1443473_airpowers
empowers15276843__empowers
firepowers18122983firepowers
outpowers1445193o_utpowers
overawes14511183over_awe_s
overcolors15124823overcolors
overcomer16127743overcomer_
overcomes161110333overcome_s
overdoer12128713overdo_er_
overdoes121212543overdo_e_s
overdoses13119793overdose_s
overdyers16125003over_dyers
overeaters1348633overeaters
overgovern1742303overgovern
overgoverns1852253overgoverns
overhonors1643053overhonors
overhopes1738143overhope_s
overloves15218673overlove_s
overpert13312993overp__ert
overplies14310463overplie_s
overpotent1548053overpotent
overpowering2144463overpowering
overprocess1853953overprocess
overseers12298783over_seers
oversteers1344863oversteers
overtones121011853overtone_s
overvotes1538423overvote_s
overwaters1645753overwaters
overwears15227873over__wears
overwets14219953over__wets
repowers13288533_re_powers
superpowers1894803superpowers
warpowers1744553_warpowers
waterpowers1953513waterpowers

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 Filter1786911406030.1531167915.0
2DLD Change Limit140603396.01623371.5
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691396.18528891.0
 
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