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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 “sightliness” 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.

27 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
sightliness157456(None) 
sightlines1465751sightline_s
knightliness2052732knightliness
mightiness1645092might_iness
sightless1385922sightl__ess
sightliest1445112sightli_est
sightline1345682sightline__
sightlinesses1743862sightlinesses
sprightliness1962092sprightliness
unsightliness1762512unsightliness
flightiness1843893flight_iness
lightless1386073lightl__ess
lightness13107433light__ness
nightless1386073nightl__ess
nightlifes1793753nightlife_s
nightlives1763803nightlive_s
rightness13117353right__ness
saintliness1144153saintliness
sickliness1645003si_ckliness
sighless1276553sigh_l__ess
sightings14256533sight_in_gs
sightlessness1654153sightlessness
sightlier1344453sightli_e_r
silliness9510363si__lliness
slightness1454803slight__ness
tightness1386603tight__ness
weightiness1843263weight_iness

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit121633274.79625361.3
3Display Results27270.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691275.17234549.7
 
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