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

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88 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
lightness1310743(None) 
lightless1386071lightless
rightness13117351rightness
slightness1454801slightness
tightness1386601tightness
brightness1644572brightness
flightiness1843892flightiness
flightless1773392flightless
highness1536052high_ness
licitness1145372licitness
lighteners1444982lighteners
lightens122510002light_ens
lighters123111392light_ers
lightest121410352light_est
lightnesses1546142lightnesses
litheness1247362litheness
mightiness1645092mightiness
nighness1236102nigh_ness
nightless1386072nightless
sightless1385922sightless
almightiness1851923almightiness
bigness1038193big__ness
blighters1555743blight_ers
blighties1546223blightie_s
eighteens1344883eighteens
eighties12710803eightie_s
fighters15269403fight_ers
firstness1245013firstness
fishiness1537343fishiness
fitness10299393fi__tness
flightiest1744513flightiest
legginess1135033legginess
ligates82318383ligat_e_s
lighted122913503light_e_d
lighten112811523light_e_n
lightened1446023lightened
lightener1345693lightener
lighter113113443light_e_r
lightfast1643643lightfast
lightings14277723lightings
lightish1556623light_ish
lightning14286023lightning
lightnings15263803lightnings
lights104519913light___s
likeness12229863li_keness
liminess10510643li_miness
limitless1142943limitless
limpness1246703li_mpness
lintless82710013li_ntless
lioness739103li__oness
lippiness1335413lippiness
listless8269263li_stless
liteness82213213li_teness
liveness112411393li_veness
lividness1344713lividness
loathness1244703loathness
loginess9310163log_iness
lostness837683l_ostness
lushness1136233lush_ness
mightiest1546443mightiest
nightdress1552983nightdress
nighties121011383nightie_s
pigginess1375453pigginess
pithiness1437563pithiness
pliantness1263653pliantness
plighters1545533plight_ers
richness1337433rich_ness
righters122610713right_ers
rightest12149583right_est
righties12711573rightie_s
rightnesses1546233rightnesses
rigidness1145123rigidness
sighless1276553sigh_less
sighters122510603sight_ers
sightliness1574563sightliness
sightsees1344543sightsees
slighters1346713slight_ers
slightest13136953slight_est
slightnesses1654623slightnesses
tighteners1444043tighteners
tightens12297953tight_ens
tightest12148363tight_est
tightnesses1565583tightnesses
uprightness1752853uprightness
uptightness1752143uptightness
weightiness1843263weightiness
weightless1742713weightless
witness103010013wi__tness

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 Filter1786911486410.830215290.4
2DLD Change Limit148641886.68622231.7
3Display Results88880.0332666.7
 (SQL Overall)178691887.54923670.8
 
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