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

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46 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
lightnesses154614(None) 
rightnesses1546231rightnesses
slightnesses1654621slightnesses
tightnesses1565581tightnesses
brightnesses1844182brightnesses
flightinesses2053132flightinesses
highnesses1746082high_nesses
licitnesses1346412licitnesses
lightness13107432lightne_s_s
lithenesses1447312lithenesses
mightinesses1844382mightinesses
nighnesses1446462nigh_nesses
almightinesses2051843almightinesses
bignesses1267963big__nesses
firstnesses1445733firstnesses
fishinesses17107253fishinesses
fitnesses12219373fi__tnesses
legginesses1345293legginesses
lighthouses1852973lighthouses
lightless1386073lightle_s_s
likenesses1449533li_kenesses
liminesses121310853li_minesses
limpnesses14116653li_mpnesses
lionesses939433li__onesses
lippinesses1535513lippinesses
litenesses10513023li_tenesses
livenesses13411073li_venesses
lividnesses1545023lividnesses
loathnesses1445863loathnesses
loginesses11410323log_inesses
lostnesses1049303l_ostnesses
lushnesses1337343lush_nesses
nightdresses1752203nightdresses
pigginesses1555613pigginesses
pithinesses1637503pithinesses
pliantnesses1444453pliantnesses
richnesses1537803rich_nesses
rightness13117353rightne_s_s
rigidnesses1345923rigidnesses
sightlinesses1743863sightlinesses
slightness1454803slightne_s_s
tightness1386603tightne_s_s
uprightnesses19122783uprightnesses
uptightnesses1982223uptightnesses
weightinesses2052903weightinesses
witnesses12219923wi__tnesses

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633464.93624642.0
3Display Results46460.0331393.9
 (SQL Overall)178691465.35933344.1
 
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