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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 “lowlight” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

50 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
lowlight155494(None) 
lowlights1643651lowlights
downlight1744002downlight
lowliest11229472lowliest
alight103816863__alight
blight124114623__blight
daylight1644513daylight
delight12610673_delight
dogfight1742993dogfight
downlights1842843downlights
downright1743303downright
droplight1643803droplight
fanlight1545843fanlight
flight134014813__flight
floodlight1872433floodlight
flyweight2252533flyweight
footlight16255273footlight
gaslight1395343gaslight
inflight1545893inflight
jowliest18247623jowliest
lamplight1743843lamplight
light94429603___light
limelight1544243limelight
lowish12310533low_ish_
lowlier10338903lowli_er
lowlife1335143lowli_fe
lowlifer1443283lowlifer
lowlifes1434333lowlifes
lowlily1335353lowli_ly
lowlives1434573lowlives
mislight1447243mislight
moonlight1544133moonlight
oiltight1244543_oiltight
owlish1238703_owlish_
penlight1446423penlight
plight123513363__plight
relight11512063_relight
skylight1943993skylight
slight103416003__slight
spotlight1543713spotlight
stoplight1584283stoplight
sunlight1245963sunlight
tonight1138743to_night
topflight1843543topflight
twilight1543903twilight
unweight1544743unweight
uplight13167363_uplight
weight133914183__weight
wight123725573__w_ight
wright133713513__wright

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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162507.61019206.6
3Display Results50500.0133846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691507.77922970.9
 
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