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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 “retightens” 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.

27 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
retightens145368(None) 
retighten1374771retighten_
heightens1644712he_ightens
retightened1652432retightened
tightens12297952__tightens
brightens1565373_brightens
delighters1544363delighters
eighteens1344883_e_ighteens
enlightens1443743enlightens
freighters1764123fre_ighters
frightens1655393_frightens
heighten1545703he_ighten_
lightens122510003__lightens
overtightens1953013overtightens
refighting1845203refighting
refights1555883refight__s
relighted1436863relighte_d
relighting1545853relighting
relights1248053relight__s
resighted1436523resighte_d
resighting1546073resighting
resights1246733resight__s
retightening1752063retightening
retinites9313503retinite_s
righters122610713r__ighters
tighten11288973__tighten_
weighters1644673we_ighters

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 Filter1786911406030.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit140603276.84620538.0
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691277.26224606.3
 
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