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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 “lightheartedly” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

20 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
lightheartedly257108(None) 
lighthearted2061712lighthearted__
bigheartedly2281903big__heartedly
faintheartedly24121454faintheartedly
greatheartedly2271324greatheartedly
kindheartedly2561954ki_ndheartedly
softheartedly2362204_softheartedly
stoutheartedly2171704stoutheartedly
bighearted1743095big__hearted__
coldheartedly2382025_coldheartedly
downheartedly2461855_downheartedly
freeheartedly2361875_freeheartedly
halfheartedly2671725_halfheartedly
heavyheartedly3071315heavyheartedly
lightered1446285light_e_r_ed__
lionhearted1552345li_onhearted__
literately1345305li__t_erate_ly
openheartedly22121875_openheartedly
pigheadedly2261675pig__hea_dedly
wholeheartedly2771435wholeheartedly

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024206.06315672.8
3Display Results20200.0131538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691206.43627764.3
 
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