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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 “overlights” 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.

34 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
overlights174485(None) 
overflights21122811overflights
overlight1647791overlight_
overnights1744061overnights
oversights1744441oversights
overflight2044442overflight_
overlighted1944212overlighted
overmighty2272622overmighty
overnight1646772overnight_
oversight1647632oversight_
overtight1647612overtight_
overweights2153732overweights
delights1347333_de_lights
firelights1764013firelights
overbright1944893overbright_
overfishes1947013overfishes
overhigh1846363overhigh__
overlengths1862013overlengths
overlets112312363overl__ets
overlies112417043overli__es
overlighting2044433overlighting
overlit102714743overli__t_
overlives152210143overli_ves
overnighted1953993overnighted
overnighter1852883overnighter
overnighters1952143overnighters
overtighten1853503overtighten
overtightens1953013overtightens
overweighs2044093overweigh_s
overweight2045373overweight_
penlights1544203_penlights
preflights1943323preflights
relights1248053_re_lights
starlights1443983starlights

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603345.72024580.9
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691346.14229093.3
 
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