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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 “enlightened” 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.

48 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
enlightened165232(None) 
enlighten1344352enlighten__
enlightens1443742enlighten_s
lightened1446022__lightened
unenlightened186962unenlightened
brightened1743163_brightened
enlightening1751723enlightening
enlightenment1961313enlightenment
enlivened1342993enli__vened
frightened1843243_frightened
heightened1843013_heightened
lightener1345693__lightener
lightered1446283__lightered
retightened1652433retightened
tightened1444963__tightened
unlighted1455783unlight__ed
alighted1347674_alight__ed
benighted1644744ben_ight__ed
blighted1546864_blight__ed
brightener1652964_brightener
delighted1546204delight__ed
eighteen1245764e__ighte_en
eighteens1344884e__ighteens
enciphered1853194enciph_ered
enlightenments2061014enlightenments
enlisted978194enli_st__ed
enlistee868324enli_ste_e_
enlistees954584enli_ste_es
enlivener1242654enli__vener
flichtered1942134_flichtered
flighted1646974_flight__ed
glistened11174284_gli_stened
knighted1745124kn_ight__ed
lengthened15142804len__gthened
lichened1435754__lich_ened
lighted122913504__light__ed
lighten112811524__lighten__
lighteners1444984__lighteners
lightens122510004__lighten_s
listened9168814__li_stened
overtightened2162104overtightened
plighted1546464_plight__ed
relighted1436864relight__ed
slighted1357394_slight__ed
straightened1752804straightened
tightener1344704__tightener
unsighted1455434unsight__ed
uplighted1653844uplight__ed

Search took 10 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 Limit148819488.76616976.8
3Display Results48480.0301600.0
 (SQL Overall)178691489.23219355.6
 
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