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

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

44 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
flashlights215188(None) 
flashlight2052571flashlight_
fanlights1643923f_a_nlights
floodlights1971593floodlights
gaslights1463753_gas_lights
lamplights1852663_lamplights
rushlights1761783_rushlights
alights113211434__a__lights
backlights2253994_backlights
daylights1743284_da_ylights
deadlights1642994dea_dlights
earthlights1852494earthlights
fanlight1545844f_a_nlight_
firelights1764014f_irelights
fistfights2052174f_istfights
flashguns1641984flash__guns
flashiest1557984flash_iest_
flashiness16105284flash_iness
flashings16316664flash_i_ngs
flashlamps2051294flashl_amps
fleshliest1642654fleshliest_
flights143310984f____lights
floodlight1872434floodlight_
flyweights2351914fl_yweights
footlights17144024f_ootlights
forthrights2152224forthrights
gaslight1395344_gas_light_
headlights1842934hea_dlights
highlights1752394_highlights
houselights1852224houselights
jacklights2752794_jacklights
lamplight1743844_lamplight_
limelights1652794_limelights
lowlights1643654_l_owlights
mislights1544664_mis_lights
playwrights2351694playwrights
rushlight1642714_rushlight_
safelights17143014_safelights
searchlights2161194searchlights
slights112810724___s_lights
starlights1443984sta_rlights
taillights1443344_taillights
torchlights2051774torchlights
ultralights1553654ultralights

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148819449.31315979.7
3Display Results44440.0133384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691449.73218361.2
 
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