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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 “overfar” 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.

30 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
overfar1322794(None) 
overfat132712281overfat
overfear14247401overfear
overarm12239792over_arm
overbear13228882overbear
overdare12311182overdare
overdear12248082overdear
overeat102620322overeat
overfast14249662overfast
overfavor1842682overfavor
overfears15236942overfears
overfed142510252overfed
overfit132610962overfit
overfly16246882overfly
overhard15238792overhard
overhear14249412overhear
overlap12239832overlap
overlax17238412overlax
overlay132410832overlay
overman12311462overman
overnear11238472overnear
overpay15228262overpay
overran10311662overran
oversad11259962oversad
oversaw13268162oversaw
overtart11312492overtart
overtax17257732overtax
overwarm16236932overwarm
overwary17197412overwary
overwear14248602overwear

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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671303.39031761.4
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691303.78247247.8
 
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