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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fornightmares” 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.

18 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
nightmares165356(None) 
nightmare1553621nightmare_
nightjars2043342nightjar_s
nightmarish2061502nightmarish
lightfaces1973093lightfaces
nightcaps1743193nightca_ps
nightdress1552983night_dress
nightfalls1752893nightfalls
nighthawks2452253nighthawks
nighties121011383night__ies
nightjar1943163nightjar__
nightlifes1793753nightlifes
nightlives1763803nightlives
nightshades1951913nightshades
nightsides1543943nightsides
nighttides1543763nighttides
nighttimes1653183nighttimes
tightwires17102763tightwires

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603186.20322666.9
3Display Results18180.0161125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691186.63926915.3