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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 “brightness” 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.

45 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
brightness164457(None) 
rightness13117351_rightness
brighteners1752862brighteners
brightens1565372bright_ens
brightest1545662bright_est
brightnesses1844182brightnesses
lightness13107432_lightness
slightness1454802slightness
tightness1386602_tightness
uprightness1752852uprightness
airtightness1661783airtightness
bigness1038193b_ig__ness
blighters1555743blight_ers
blighties1546223blightie_s
brashness1436323brash_ness
briefness1444113bri_efness
brighten1466243bright_e_n
brightened1743163brightened
brightener1652963brightener
brighter1476663bright_e_r
brightish1863663bright_ish
brights133710233bright___s
brininess1138223bri_niness
briskness1544773bri_skness
flightiness1843893flightiness
flightless1773393flightless
frightens1655393fright_ens
frigidness1543113frigidness
highness1536053_high_ness
lightless1386073_lightless
mightiness1645093_mightiness
nighness1236103_nigh_ness
nightless1386073_nightless
richness1337433_rich_ness
righters122610713_right_ers
rightest12149583_right_est
righties12711573_rightie_s
rightnesses1546233_rightnesses
rigidness1145123_rigidness
sightless1385923_sightless
straightness1653343straightness
trigness968403trig__ness
uptightness1752143uptightness
weightiness1843263weightiness
weightless1742713weightless

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603456.89320397.9
3Display Results45450.0133461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691457.31224438.0
 
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