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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 “lighters” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

38 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
lighters12311139(None) 
blighters1555741blighters
fighters15269401fighters
lightens122510001lightens
lighter113113441lighter_
plighters1545531plighters
righters122610711righters
sighters122510601sighters
slighters1346711slighters
blighter1466852blighter_
delighters1544362delighters
fighter143010772fighter_
flichters1774172flichters
laughters1344592laughters
lifters104313782li_fters
ligates82318382ligate_s
ligers75022042lig__ers
lighted122913502lighte_d
lighten112811522lighte_n
lighteners1444982lighteners
lightered1446282lightered
lightest121410352lightest
lightless1386072lightless
lightness13107432lightness
lights104519912light__s
limiters10249332limiters
linters73822632li_nters
listers74026532li_sters
liters65429882li__ters
litters73422572li_tters
plighter1476622plighter_
righter113212382righter_
sighers113712182sigh_ers
sighter113412112sighter_
slighter1257822slighter_
tightens12297952tightens
tighter112910692tighter_
weighters1644672weighters

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059383.12338763.7
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691383.52950635.0
 
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