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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 “spotlighted” 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.

51 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
spotlighted185166(None) 
spotlight1543712spotlight__
spotlights1642592spotlight_s
moonlighted1851943moonlighted
plighted1546463_p__lighted
shortsighted2061373shortsighted
skylighted2251803s_kylighted
slighted1357393s___lighted
spoliated1246913spo_li_ated
spotlighting1951583spotlighting
uplighted1653843up__lighted
alighted1347674___alighted
backlighted2452814backlighted
blighted1546864___blighted
colligated1446274_colligated
copyrighted2351644copyrighted
daylighted1952194_daylighted
delighted1546204__delighted
flighted1646974___flighted
floodlighted2161014floodlighted
footlight16255274footlight__
footlights17144024footlight_s
highlighted1951384highlighted
jacklighted2951854jacklighted
lighted122913504____lighted
limelighted1851794limelighted
mislighted1743654_mislighted
moonlighter1751734moonlighter
obligated13186904__obligated
overlighted1944214overlighted
plighter1476624_p__lighter
polished1468434_po_lish_ed
pollinated1345824_pollinated
preflighted2172784preflighted
relighted1436864__relighted
shoplifted1952094shopli_fted
shortlisted1551984shortli_sted
sighted123111524s____ighted
slighter1257824s___lighter
solicited1247974s_o_licited
splinted11369254sp__li_nted
spoliate1039244spo_li_ate_
spoliates1138544spo_li_ates
spotlit947304spotli__t__
spotted103713144spot____ted
stoplight1584284stoplight__
stoplights1683114stoplight_s
straighted1544864s_traighted
trothplighted237824trothplighted
unlighted1455784__unlighted
uprighted1654214up__righted

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911488190.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148819518.14318275.7
3Display Results51510.0133923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691518.59220797.4
 
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