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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 “flichtering” 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.

24 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
flichtering204268(None) 
flickering2044092flic_kering
flittering1486502fli_ttering
lightering15246112_lightering
blistering13107063bli_stering
blithering16116123blith_ering
filtering13199723f_i_ltering
flattering1498743fl_attering
flichter1664963flichter___
flichtered1942133flichter_ed
flichters1774173flichter__s
flighting1736103flight__ing
flustering14105933fl_ustering
fluttering14106293fl_uttering
frightening1982683frightening
frittering14105623fri_ttering
glistering12106423gli_stering
glittering1296003gli_ttering
lechering1538443_lech_ering
lichening1545673_lich_ening
lichting14268513_licht__ing
lightening15255053_lightening
littering102411983_li_ttering
slithering1496893slith_ering

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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633244.20328939.6
3Display Results24240.0161500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691244.60938770.0
 
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