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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 “overfished” 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.

40 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
overfished204567(None) 
overfishes1947011overfishes
overfilled1745052overfilled
overfish1737892overfish__
cherished1865193cher_ished
oarfishes15156953o_arfishes
outfished16116603o_utfished
overarched1946093overarched
overbilled1645423overbilled
overcasted1647793overcasted
overdosed14128073overdos_ed
overfeared1746163overfeared
overfed142510253overf___ed
overfeed15299443overf__eed
overfishing2145853overfishing
overflowed2044593overflowed
overfunded1844293overfunded
overgilded1644333overgilded
overgirded1644613overgirded
overissued1443513overissued
overkilled1844273overkilled
overlighted1944213overlighted
overlived16248513overli_ved
overmilked2044173overmilked
overmined1539603overmi_ned
overmixed2236063overmi_xed
overnighted1953993overnighted
overpassed1645953overpassed
overseed122513353over__seed
oversized221710153oversi_zed
overtasked1844843overtasked
overtimed15159243overti_med
overtipped1844513overtipped
overtired131310253overti_red
overused1249443over_us_ed
overweighed2253963overweighed
overwise141810253overwis_e_
perished14310093_per_ished
spearfished2052103spearfished
varnished16195613_varnished

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603406.34322166.6
3Display Results40400.0301333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691406.79626293.6
 
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