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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] [7]

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

46 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
agitatedly1552126_agit__a_tedly
digitately1552876digit__a_te_ly
distractedly1953086di_st_ractedly
fainthearted1951576fainthearted__
fatheadedly2251856__fathea_dedly
greathearted1762046greathearted__
heatedly1546056_____hea_tedly
hotheadedly2261856__hothea_dedly
illiterately1552306illit_erate_ly
ironhearted1552686_ironhearted__
kindhearted2052536ki_ndhearted__
largehearted1761646largehearted__
learnedly1342836l_____earnedly
legitimately1862056legitima_te_ly
lightened1446026light_e__ned__
lighterage1552546light_erage___
lighterages1652416light_erage__s
lightfaced2072256light_fa_ced__
lightsomely2051746light__some_ly
nightmarishly257356night_marishly
northeasterly1972116_northeasterly
softheadedly2361706_softhea_dedly
softhearted1873106_softhearted__
southeasterly1972026_southeasterly
stouthearted16112506stouthearted__
tenderheartedly2371026tenderheartedly

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790469.14313648.7
3Display Results46460.0301533.3
 (SQL Overall)178691469.56318685.7
 
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