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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 “penlights” 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
penlights154420(None) 
penlight1446421penlight_
delights1347332de_lights
fanlights1643922fanlights
plights13299312p__lights
preflights1943322preflights
relights1248052re_lights
sennights1343432sennights
sunlights1344002sunlights
alights113211433__alights
bedights1544743be_dights
beknights1942243beknights
blights133110213__blights
daylights1743283daylights
deadlights1642993deadlights
delight12610673de_light_
downlights1842843downlights
eights103618983_e__ights
enlighten1344353_enlighten
enlightens1443743_enlightens
enlists749393_enli_sts
fanlight1545843fanlight_
flights143310983__flights
gaslights1463753gaslights
greenlights1652023greenlights
gunfights1742433gunfights
headlights1842933headlights
heights14399443he__ights
infights1545573_infights
insights1245493_insights
knights1545653_kn_ights
lights104519913___lights
lowlights1643653lowlights
mislights1544663mislights
moonlights1642993moonlights
nights104117723__n_ights
overlights1744853overlights
penlite9313243penli__te
penlites10312273penli_tes
plight123513363p__light_
preflight1844673preflight_
refights1555883re_fights
relight11512063re_light_
resights1246733re_sights
sennight1245143sennight_
skylights2042843skylights
slights112810723__slights
spotlights1642593spotlights
sunlight1245963sunlight_
tonights1244593ton_ights
twilights1642533twilights
unsights1244623_unsights
uplights14165053_uplights
weights14409553we__ights

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 Filter1786911486410.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit148641547.69019329.1
3Display Results54540.0301800.0
 (SQL Overall)178691547.89022647.8
 
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