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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 “forthrights” 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.

33 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
forthrights215222(None) 
forthright2053241forthright_
birthrights2051892birthrights
forthrightly2561112forthrightly
fortnights1752672fort_nights
birthright1952563birthright_
earthlights1852493earthlights
footlights17144023foot_lights
foresights1743753for_esights
forethoughts22121443forethoughts
forthrightness247883forthrightness
fortnight1643793fort_night_
torchlights2051773torchlights
copyrights2152184co_pyrights
earthlight1753644earthlight_
firefights2043314fir_efights
firelights1764014fir_elights
fistfights2052174fist_fights
flashlights2151884flashlights
footlight16255274foot_light_
footprints1552324footpri_nts
foresight1645324for_esight_
forethought21112374forethought_
forthwith2152764forthwi__th
fortieths1542784fort__ieths
fortnightly2151234fort_nightly
freights1555854f_r__eights
frights14339624f____rights
outfights1643784_out_fights
outright1248744_out_right_
outsights1344184_out_sights
torchlight1952624torchlight_
trothplights2161194trothplights

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 Filter1786911488190.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148819338.89016740.0
3Display Results33330.0331000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691339.37619058.3
 
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