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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 “overthinking” 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.

28 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
overthinking234349(None) 
overdrinking2143972overdrinking
bethinking2044043_be_thinking
freethinking23151803freethinking
outthinking1943653o_utthinking
overchilling2154113overchilling
overhanding1947023over_handing
overhanging1946323over_hanging
overhunting1856523over_hunting
overmilking2145003over_milking
overmining1649113over_min_ing
overprinting1846873overprinting
overswinging2053543overswinging
overtaking1878893overt__aking
overtalking1976693overt_alking
overtasking1986153overt_asking
overthink1945843overthink___
overthinks2043263overthink__s
overthrowing2243183overthrowing
overtiming1699073overt_i_ming
overtipping1945233overt_ipping
overtiring141210203overt_i_ring
overtoiling1547193overtoi_ling
overtraining1646023overtrain_ing
overtrimming2053743overtrimming
overturning1545973overturn_ing
overwinding1955753over_winding
rethinking1845183_re_thinking

Search took 4 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 Limit95024283.40627899.0
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691283.78247247.8
 
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