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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 “overthrows” 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.

28 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
overthrows194341(None) 
overthrow1843361overthrow_
overthrown1942581overthrown
overgrows1645322over_grows
overthrew1844232overthrew_
outthrows15123693o_utthrows
overblows1745003over_blows
overborrows1951873overborrows
overbrowse1843953over_browse
overcrops1646543over_crops
overcrowd1844583over_crowd
overcrowds1943093over_crowds
overdraws1645663over_draws
overflows1845113over_flows
overgrow1544833over_grow_
overgrown1644283over_grown
overshadows2151593overshadows
overshoes1538863oversh_oes
overshoots1644393overshoots
overshots1546623oversh_ots
overstrews1644473overstrews
overthinks2043263overthinks
overthrowing2243183overthrowing
overtires121412373overtir_es
overtops1338513overt__ops
overtrims1447503overt_rims
overtures121611453overtur_es
overturns12136623overtur_ns

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911406030.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit140603286.84320547.0
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691287.29524495.0
 
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