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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 “overstayed” 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.

81 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
overstayed1712585(None) 
overstated14119441overstated
overplayed19206752overplayed
oversaved1638612overs_aved
overscaled1646462overscaled
overshaded1845842overshaded
oversoaked1845822oversoaked
overstaffed2153042overstaffed
overstate121010862overstate_
overstates131110112overstates
overstay1436732overstay__
overstays1535942overstay_s
overtaxed20117242over_taxed
oersted839553o_erst__ed
outstayed13185933o_utstayed
overaged13511673over__aged
overawed1579973over__awed
overbaked19127833over_baked
overbraked2046053overbraked
overdared1439163over_dared
overdyed16126513over__dyed
overfeared1746163overfeared
overglazed2475413overglazed
overgoaded1655573overgoaded
overgraded1656593overgraded
overgrazed2466003overgrazed
overhated16610443over_hated
overheaped1946153overheaped
overheated1739483overheated
overjoyed2334793over_joyed
overladed1459223over_laded
overleaped1646303overleaped
overloaded1566593overloaded
overrated13313083over_rated
oversad11259963overs_a__d
oversale11313873overs_ale_
oversales12313143overs_ales
oversalted1447683oversalted
oversauced1645723oversauced
oversave14310493overs_ave_
oversaves15310183overs_aves
overscale1447993overscale_
overscored1646363overscored
overseed122513353overs__eed
overseeded1545453overseeded
oversewed1636943overs_ewed
oversexed2037213overs_exed
overshade1636993overshade_
overshades1746283overshades
oversized221710153overs_ized
oversmoked2044203oversmoked
overspiced1845953overspiced
overstaff1844483oversta_ff
overstaffs1943063overstaffs
overstaying1847053overstaying
oversteer1246413overst_eer
oversteered1543973oversteered
overstep1338033overst__ep
overstepped1943203overstepped
overstirred1553663overstirred
overstocked2143093overstocked
overstrained1645273overstrained
overstrew1546483overst_rew
overstrewed1843683overstrewed
overstride1447073overstride
overstrode1445223overstrode
overstudied1653933overstudied
overstuffed2162443overstuffed
oversudsed1543973oversudsed
oversupped1844073oversupped
overtake151210143over_take_
overtaken16126633over_taken
overtakes16119823over_takes
overtalked1845583over_talked
overtame131510523over_tame_
overtasked1844843over_tasked
overtaxes19118803over_taxes
overtimed15159243over_timed
overtired131310253over_tired
overtraded1557073overtraded
overtured13169213over_tured

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 Filter1786911406030.1531167915.0
2DLD Change Limit140603816.65621124.2
3Display Results81810.0332454.5
 (SQL Overall)178691816.84226116.8
 
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