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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 “overfly” 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.

27 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
overfly1624688(None) 
hoverfly2043001hoverfly
overly122411361over_ly
overply15227651overply
overtly13268981overtly
covertly1655762covertly
deerfly1443982deerfly
loverly1346972lover_ly
overall10411082overall
overbuy1545422overbuy
overcoy1536632overcoy
overdry1435902overdry
overfar13227942overfar
overfat132712282overfat
overfed142510252overfed
overfill1436312overfill
overfit132610962overfit
overflew1735592overflew
overflow1754922overflow
overfull1435922overfull
overholy17216672overholy
overjoy2034872overjoy
overlay132410832overlay
overpay15228262overpay
overplay16257552overplay
overwily1736662overwily
verily122616052_verily

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 Filter1786911076710.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit107671272.95336461.6
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691273.32553741.7
 
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