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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 “overtured” 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.

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
overtured1316921(None) 
overcured15148641overcured
overtired131310251overtired
overture111511681overture_
overtures121611451overtures
overturned1445301overturned
apertured1244062apertured
coverture1445412coverture_
covertures1545462covertures
overbred1459852over_bred
overburned1664672overburned
overcure132210052overcure_
overcures14139992overcures
overdared1439162overdared
overruled13127822overruled
oversure111611162oversure_
overtaxed20117242overtaxed
overthrew1844232overthrew
overtimed15159242overtimed
overtire111413112overtire_
overtires121412372overtires
overturn11157302overtur_n
overturns12136622overturns
overurged1496672over_urged
overused1249442over_used
ventured1238272_ventured
verdured13255762_verdured
vestured1237462_vestured

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 Filter1786911214360.1431249587.4
2DLD Change Limit121436283.04639867.4
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691283.18956033.6
 
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