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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 “overtightened” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

23 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
overtightened216210(None) 
overtighten1853502overtighten__
overtightens1953012overtighten_s
overlighted1944213overlight__ed
overnighted1953993overnight__ed
overtightening2261803overtightening
retightened1652433_re_tightened
brightened1743164__br_ightened
enlightened1652324__enlightened
frightened1843244__fr_ightened
heightened1843014_he__ightened
overlengthened2271514overlengthened
overlighting2044434overlightin_g
overnighter1852884overnight__er
overnighters1952144overnighte_rs
overnighting2054254overnightin_g
oversweetened2062014oversweetened
overtight1647624overtight____
overweighted2353474overweight__ed
overwintered1952724overwi_ntered
straightened1752804_straightened
tightened1444964____tightened
unenlightened186964unenlightened

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 Filter178691950240.720248181.9
2DLD Change Limit95024237.06313453.8
3Display Results23230.0131769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691237.79622920.9
 
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