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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 “overture” 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.

35 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
overture11151168(None) 
coverture1445411coverture
overcure132210051overcure
oversure111611161oversure
overtire111413111overtire
overtured13169211overtured
overtures121611451overtures
overturn11157301overturn
aperture1046382aperture
covertures1545462covertures
overbore131111582overbore
overburn13116292overburn
overcured15148642overcured
overcures14139992overcures
overdare12311182overdare
overdue11138952overdu_e
overmature1544482overmature
overrude12168092overrude
overrule11149672overrule
overtake151210142overtake
overtame131510522overtame
overtart11312492overtart
overthrew1844232overthrew
overtime131312272overtime
overtired131310252overtired
overtires121412372overtires
overtone111012572overtone
overturned1445302overturned
overturns12136622overturns
overurge1277102over_urge
overuse10310922over_use
overwore141111402overwore
venture10311172_venture
verdure11287772_verdure
vesture10310372_vesture

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059353.64333230.6
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691354.04644164.9
 
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