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

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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241 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
lighting13281183(None) 
alighting1446411alighting
bighting15269451bighting
blighting1635731blighting
dighting142510841dighting
fighting162710081fighting
flighting1736101flighting
highting16259721highting
lichting14268511lichting
ligating102212281ligating
lightings14277721lightings
lightning14286021lightning
plighting1635561plighting
righting132610851righting
sighting133110861sighting
slighting1436371slighting
delighting1644992delighting
fightings17276502fightings
frighting1736022frighting
knighting1844442knighting
legating102313112legating
lifting113313272li_fting
lighten112811522lighten_
lightening15255052lightening
lightens122510002lightens
lightering15246112lightering
lightish1556622lightish
lightnings15263802lightnings
lilting83515382li_lting
limiting1138812limiting
linting83820982li_nting
listing84020592li_sting
lithoing1236742lithoing
nighing123410062nigh_ing
oughting1335952oughting
relighting1545852relighting
sighing123311662sigh_ing
sightings14256532sightings
uplighting1743362uplighting
weighting1744782weighting
agisting1038243agisting
airthing12297953airthing
airting83616303ai_rting
aligning10158533alig_ning
bedighting1844173bedighting
bigging122815883big_ging
birthing14338433birthing
biting95321823bi__ting
bitting103717293bi_tting
blighties1546223blighties
citing94220183ci__ting
claughting1742483claughting
daylighting2072063daylighting
dieting93616833di_eting
digesting12208673digesting
digging113513703dig_ging
dilating102714913dilating
diluting10248983diluting
dinting93520553di_nting
dishing124017103dish_ing
eighties12710803eighties
eliciting1237773eliciting
fagoting1336283fagoting
fidgeting1544523fidgeting
figging133313563fig_ging
figuring1336283figuring
fileting1239303fileting
fishing143913863fish_ing
fisting113818123fi_sting
fitting113516563fi_tting
fixating1936183fixating
flightier1644423flightier
flightily1943353flightily
flinting123412343fli_nting
flirting12319013fli_rting
fliting113514613fli__ting
flitting123010883fli_tting
freighting1844543freighting
gating84826953__gating
gifting123810893gi_fting
gigging93311773gig_ging
giggling10227043giggling
girthing13256083girthing
girting93113333gi_rting
gitting93215703gi_tting
glinting103210053gli_nting
higgling14217163higgling
hilting113316893hi_lting
hinting113919223hi_nting
histing113720373hi_sting
hitting113017273hi_tting
igging93212073_ig_ging
igniting1037363_igniting
infighting1844413infighting
ingoting1039863ingoting
jigging173011553jig_ging
jiggling18226363jiggling
jilting153211743ji_lting
kilting123213853ki_lting
kithing153411553kith_ing
kiting114117093ki__ting
kitting123214443ki_tting
lagering102212313lagering
lagging103316743lag_ging
lashing114422893lash_ing
lasting84725243l_asting
lathing114315693lath_ing
laughing1335933laugh_ing
leching134613653lech_ing
legatine91311403legatine
legging103912643leg_ging
leniting9312353leniting
letting83218533l_etting
levigating1545693levigating
liaising937913liaising
libeling1139873libeling
librating1239053librating
lichening1545673lichening
licking144118283li_cking
lidding103611433li_dding
ligation92313093ligation
ligations102111993ligations
ligative1258803ligative
ligaturing1293063ligaturing
light94429603light___
lighted122913503light_ed
lightened1446023lightened
lightener1345693lightener
lighter113113443light_er
lighters123111393lighters
lightest121410353lightest
lightful1544163lightful
lightly14369023light_ly
lightninged1751373lightninged
lights104519913light__s
lignin74911193lig_nin_
lignins84010493lig_nins
ligroin848043ligroin_
ligroine945693ligroine
ligroins946823ligroins
likening13246893likening
liking114319583li__king
limbing123410423li_mbing
liming94021243li__ming
limning103710323li_mning
limping124614113li_mping
lingering11310513lingering
lining74526803li__ning
linking123818253li_nking
lipping123016073li_pping
liquating1946313liquating
lisping103412753li_sping
listings93310043li_stings
litigating1246743litigating
livening12248153livening
livering122012383livering
living104318323li__ving
loathing1247673loathing
locating11311503locating
lofting113311313l_ofting
logging103316813log_ging
looting83019643l_ooting
lotting82917753l_otting
louting83719383l_outing
lugeing9359113lug_eing
lugging104114353lug_ging
luging83915293lug__ing
lunting83817743l_unting
lushing114316113lush_ing
lusting83619323l_usting
luting75221753l__uting
luxating1645613luxating
miching152911803mich_ing
mightier1436383mightier
mightily1744623mightily
migrating13910533migrating
milting103619123mi_lting
minting103020813mi_nting
minuting1139723minuting
mislighting1843413mislighting
misting103623383mi_sting
negating102012833negating
neighing1355523neigh_ing
niching133612433nich_ing
nidating1039783nidating
niggling11227443niggling
nightie1179653nighti_e
nighties121011383nighties
nightlong1443693nightlong
obligating1445813obligating
picoting1338883picoting
pigging123614673pig_ging
piloting1139693piloting
pirating11314513pirating
pishing134314373pish_ing
pithing134014053pith_ing
pitting103618873pi_tting
pivoting1436183pivoting
refighting1845203refighting
resighting1546073resighting
rifting113515003ri_fting
rigging103016333rig_ging
righties12711573righties
rightism14156963rightism
rightist12159143rightist
rioting82716393ri_oting
riveting12139443riveting
sifting113014593si_fting
sightline1345683sightline
signeting1136223signeting
signing92713963sig_ning
silting83320483si_lting
siting74126623si__ting
sitting83519633si_tting
sleighing1434213sleigh_ing
slightingly1952273slightingly
slitting93012583sli_tting
sughing12359713sugh_ing
tighten11288973tighten_
tightening15153943tightening
tightens12297953tightens
tilting83417103ti_lting
tincting1148883tincting
tinting84620603ti_nting
tithing113513893tith_ing
unsighting1584443unsighting
uprighting1743463uprighting
visiting1238393visiting
waughting1743123waughting
weighing1635283weigh_ing
whishting1983563whishting
wigging133413833wig_ging
wiggling14217293wiggling
wilting113515913wi_lting
wishing144114893wish_ing
wisting113519743wi_sting
withing143814493with_ing
witing103522823wi__ting
witting113417063wi_tting
yachting1734933yachting
zigging193210533zig_ging

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit1461622416.47022590.7
3Display Results2412410.1102190.9
 (SQL Overall)1786912417.00025527.3
 
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