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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 “benighted” 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.

54 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
benighted164474(None) 
bedighted1744581bedighted
beknighted2151861beknighted
benightedly2151752benightedly
bighted142810922b__ighted
blighted1546862b_lighted
delighted1546202delighted
knighted1745122_knighted
relighted1436862relighted
resighted1436522resighted
weighted1635592we_ighted
alighted1347673_alighted
banished14189073banish_ed
bedight1437483bedight__
bedights1544743bedight_s
befitted14305723befi_tted
beknight1843563beknight__
beknights1942243beknight_s
bemisted1368383bemi_sted
benched154713943ben_ch_ed
benefited1544173benefited
benempted1642763benempted
bewigged1643383bewig_ged
bigoted11258403b__igoted
blighter1466853b_lighter
brighten1466243b_righten
brighter1476663b_righter
delighter1445583delighter
denigrated1366973denigrated
dighted132511493__dighted
enlighten1344353_enlighten
flighted1646973_flighted
freighted1755203freighted
frighted1657173_frighted
heighten1545703he_ighten
highted152710163__highted
lenited8812433leni__ted
levigated1445643levigated
lighted122913503__lighted
neighed12135893ne_igh_ed
nighed113811293__nigh_ed
overnighted1953993overnighted
plighted1546463_plighted
renigged1135053renig_ged
retighten1374773retighten
righted122912143__righted
sighted123111523__sighted
slighted1357393_slighted
unlighted1455783unlighted
unsighted1455433unsighted
uplighted1653843uplighted
uprighted1654213uprighted
weighed15135933we_igh_ed
weighter1535603we_ighter

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641546.72022119.2
3Display Results54540.0163375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691547.15624970.8
 
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