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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 “overdramatize” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

41 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
overdramatize2813315(None) 
overdramatized30162591overdramatized
overdramatizes29122701overdramatizes
overdramatic2062432overdramati_c
overdramatizing3172033overdramatizing
dramatize2147904____dramatize
melodramatize27262964melodramatize
overglamorize2862194overglamorize
overorganize2553814overor_ganize
dramatise1247325____dramatise
dramatized2346535____dramatized
dramatizes2247365____dramatizes
melodramatise18263135melodramatise
melodramatized29252675melodramatized
melodramatizes28212905melodramatizes
overactive1847265ove__ra_ctive
overanalyze26143235ove__ranalyze
overcramming2244595overcram_ming
overdraft1646715overdra_ft___
overdrafts1743925overdra_ft__s
overdrawing1956685overdr__awing
overdrive1646755overdr____ive
overemphasize3263805overemphasize
overglamorized3071935overglamorized
overglamorizes2961945overglamorizes
overgraze2276675overgr__a__ze
overidealize2554425over_idealize
overmature1544485ove__r_mature
overorganized2763315overor_ganized
overorganizes2663445overor_ganizes
overpraise1547425overpr__a_ise
overprize23118685overpr____ize
overpromise1854815overprom__ise
overpromote1863665overpromot__e
overpromoting2153965overpromoting
overrate11615695over_r__at__e
overrating14814205over_r__ating
overtalkative2361435overtalkative
overtaxation2253685over_taxation
overtreating1648555overtr_eating
undramatized2553265__undramatized

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790419.40613267.1
3Display Results41410.0331242.4
 (SQL Overall)178691419.82918180.0
 
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