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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 “firelights” 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.

31 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
firelights176401(None) 
firefights2043311firefights
firelight1655531firelight_
firefight1944132firefight_
foresights1743752foresights
freights1555852f_re_ights
limelights1652792limelights
relights1248052__relights
sidelights15153702sidelights
delights1347333__delights
fanlights1643923f_anlights
firefighter2172033firefighter
firefighters2271723firefighters
firelit10310863fireli__t_
fistfights2052173fistfights
flights143310983f___lights
footlights17144023footlights
foresight1645323foresight_
fortnights1752673fortnights
freight1447603f_re_ight_
frights14339623f_r__ights
highlights1752393highlights
limelight1544243limelight_
mislights1544663mi_slights
overlights1744853overlights
preflights1943323_preflights
refights1555883__refights
relight11512063__relight_
resights1246733__resights
safelights17143013safelights
sidelight14175483sidelight_

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 Filter1786911406030.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit140603315.58025197.7
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691315.99929786.8
 
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