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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 “straightener” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

41 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
straightener166270(None) 
straightened1752801straightened
straighteners1762351straighteners
straighten1454152straighten__
straightens1563692straighten_s
straighter1444492straight__er
brightener1652963_br_ightener
straightbred1961723straightbred
straighted1544863straight__ed
straightedge1861893straightedge
straightedges1961873straightedges
straightening1862103straightening
straightest1564343straighte_st
straighting1644073straightin_g
straightness1653343straightness
straitened1143783strai__tened
strengthener1661783strengthener
tightener1344703_t__ightener
brightened1743164_br_ightened
brighteners1752864_br_ighteners
frightened1843244_fr_ightened
lightener1345694___lightener
slaughterer1552044s_laughterer
sprightlier1751884spr_ightlier
straight1249184straight____
straightaway2261424straightaway
straightbreds2071344straightbreds
straightish18132434straight_ish
straightlaced2061784straightlaced
straightly1753114straight__ly
straightnesses1872584straightnesses
straights1345814straight___s
straightway2161914straight_way
strainer8512224strai____ner
straiten838614strai__ten__
straitens946234strai__ten_s
straiter8311784strai__t__er
strengthened1761954strengthened
strengtheners1761554strengtheners
tightened1444964_t__ightened
tighteners1444044_t__ighteners

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 Filter1786911247900.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit124790417.14017477.6
3Display Results41410.0331242.4
 (SQL Overall)178691417.57923577.1
 
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