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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 “overtures” 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.

29 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
overtures12161145(None) 
covertures1545461covertures
overcures14139991overcures
overtires121412371overtires
overture111511681overture_
overtured13169211overtured
overturns12136621overturns
apertures1146472apertures
coverture1445412coverture_
overburns14135612overburns
overcure132210052overcure_
overcured15148642overcured
overdares13310672overdares
overrules12129092overrules
oversure111611162oversure_
overtakes16119822overtakes
overtaxes19118802overtaxes
overthrew1844232overthrew
overtimes141511302overtimes
overtire111413112overtire_
overtired131310252overtired
overtones121011852overtones
overturn11157302overtur_n
overturned1445302overturned
overurges1387482over_urges
overuses11312642over_uses
ventures11311492_ventures
verdures12247752_verdures
vestures11311042_vestures

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 Filter1786911214360.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121436293.64033361.5
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691294.06243990.9
 
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