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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 “overhear” 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.

34 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
overhear1424941(None) 
overbear13228881overbear
overdear12248081overdear
overfear14247401overfear
overhead152110361overhead
overheap16257341overheap
overheard16246621overheard
overhears15258871overhears
overheat142413771overheat
overnear11238471overnear
overwear14248601overwear
overbears14208482overbears
overbeat132713832overbeat
overcheap1953512overcheap
overclear14134742overclear
overeat102620322over_eat
overfar13227942over_far
overfears15236942overfears
overhard15238792overh_ard
overheads16248932overheads
overheaps17226952overheaps
overheats15229992overheats
overheld15197372overheld
overleaf14237972overleaf
overleap13237832overleap
overlearn1235902overlearn
overneat112713642overneat
oversea102412112oversea_
overseas112612422overseas
overseer112611072overseer
overweak18216072overweak
overwears15227872overwears
overweary18255412overweary
overzeal2076092overzeal

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit121059343.96630524.2
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691344.40540565.5
 
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