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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 “overstory” 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.

75 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
overstory154614(None) 
herstory1446692_herstory
overscore1447862overscore
overstay1436732overst_ay
overstir1137482overstir_
overstirs1238212overstirs
overstock1844502overstock
overstudy1643202overstudy
clearstory1581923clearstory
clerestory1552683clerestory
evertor1038723ever_tor_
evertors1138953ever_tors
feretory1447503_feretory
offertory1852093offer_tory
operator10310093operator_
operators11410753operators
oratory1039403o__ratory
overbore131111583over_bore
overborn13128703over_born
overcoy1536633over_co_y
overdry1435903over__dry
overholy17216673over_holy
overjoy2034873over_jo_y
overlord12119183over_lord
overscored1646363overscored
overscores1547363overscores
overseer112611073overseer_
overseers12298783overseers
oversharp1743753oversharp
overshirt1547903overshirt
overshoe1438563oversho_e
overshoes1538863overshoes
overshoot1557133overshoot
overshot1449433oversho_t
overshots1546623overshots
overskirt1646213overskirt
overslow1435693overslo_w
oversmoke1845013oversmoke
oversoak1536993overs_oak
oversoft1438843overs_oft
oversold12218933overs_old
oversoon1138303overs_oon
oversoul1137093overs_oul
overstaff1844483overstaff
overstate121010863overstate
overstays1535943overstays
oversteer1246413oversteer
oversteers1344863oversteers
overstep1338033overst_ep
oversteps1436303oversteps
overstocks1943643overstocks
overstories1447143overstories
overstrew1546483overstrew
overstrode1445223overstrode
overstuff1843463overstuff
oversure111611163overs_ure
overtart11312493over_tart
overtire111413113over_tire
overtly13268983over_t_ly
overtoil1137453over_toil
overtone111012573over_tone
overtook15106053over_took
overtop1237723over_to_p
overtops1338513over_tops
overture111511683over_ture
overturn11157303over_turn
overwary17197413over_wary
overweary18255413overweary
overword15119233over_word
overwore141111393over_wore
overwork18118223over_work
overworn14118823over_worn
ovulatory1544833ovulatory
understory1445123understory
vestry1238623_ve_st_ry

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641758.76316962.3
3Display Results75750.0332272.7
 (SQL Overall)178691758.95219961.0
 
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