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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 “backlight” 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
backlight215570(None) 
backlights2253991backlights
jacklight2643741jacklight
backlighted2452812backlighted
backlist16910652backli_st
backlit15911902backli__t
jacklights2752792jacklights
alight103816863_a__light
backbit17129103backbi__t
backfit18108213backfi__t
backlash1945923backlash_
backlighting2552473backlighting
backlists17117413backlists
backlog1635773backlog__
backlogs1746633backlog_s
beknight1843563b_eknight
blacklist1746123blackli_st
blight124114623b___light
cockfight2452633cockfight
daylight1644513da_ylight
fanlight1545843fa_nlight
gaslight1395343ga_slight
hackliest1836523hackliest
jacklighted2951853jacklighted
lamplight1743843lamplight
safelight16124473safelight
taillight1344873taillight

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641276.06324516.1
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691276.49927495.2
 
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