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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 “slightnesses” 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.

28 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
slightnesses165462(None) 
lightnesses1546141_lightnesses
brightnesses1844182brightnesses
flightinesses2053132flightinesses
rightnesses1546232_rightnesses
slightness1454802slightne_s_s
tightnesses1565582_tightnesses
almightinesses2051833almightinesses
gastightnesses19131823gastightnesses
highnesses1746083_high_nesses
licitnesses1346413_licitnesses
lightness13107433_lightne_s_s
lithenesses1447313_lithenesses
mightinesses1844383_mightinesses
nighnesses1446463_nigh_nesses
pliantnesses1444453pliantnesses
sightlinesses1743863s_ightlinesses
silentnesses1275443silentnesses
slicknesses1745193sli_cknesses
sliminesses1338093sli_minesses
slimnesses1236423sli__mnesses
slinkinesses1645813slinkinesses
slushinesses1445473slushinesses
straightnesses1872583straightnesses
swiftnesses1744503swi_ftnesses
uprightnesses19122783uprightnesses
uptightnesses1982223uptightnesses
weightinesses2052903weightinesses

Search took 5 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 Filter178691950240.1231452772.4
2DLD Change Limit95024283.87624516.0
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691284.01244539.1
 
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