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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 “brightwork” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

43 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
brightwork236191(None) 
brightworks2461581brightworks
breastwork1952603breastwork
brickwork1943103bri_ckwork
bridgework2151683bridgework
brighter1476663bright_er_
brushwork2142913brush_work
rightward1743473_rightward
artwork1447094ar___twork
basketwork1851814basketwork
bighorn1346064b_igh__orn
birthwort1754204birth_wort
blighter1466854blight_er_
blighters1555744blight_ers
breastworks2052364breastworks
brickworks2053054bri_ckworks
bridgeworks2251524bridgeworks
bright124215924bright____
brighten1466244bright__en
brightened1743164brightened
brightener1652964brightener
brighteners1752864brighteners
brightens1565374bright_ens
brightest1545664bright_est
brightish1863664bright_ish
brightly1764554bright__ly
brightness1644574brightness
brights133710234bright___s
brushworks2252834brush_works
buhlwork2073524b__uhlwork
craftwork2142694cr_aftwork
cribwork1943524cri__bwork
fretwork1845694fr__etwork
frostwork1943494fr_ostwork
grillwork17132664gri_llwork
lightwood1753184_lightwood
paintwork1843014pai_ntwork
righteous1345074_righteous
righter113212384_right_er_
righters122610714_right_ers
rightmost1544054_rightmost
righto104111094_right_o__
tightwire16102854_tightwire

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911614500.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit161450439.39317188.3
3Display Results43430.0301433.3
 (SQL Overall)178691439.85918124.7
 
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