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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forfloodlight” 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.

10 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
floodlight187243(None) 
floodlights1971591floodlights
floodlighted2161012floodlighted
floodlit1244072floodli__t
footlight16255272f_ootlight
flashlight2052573flashlight
floodlighting226923floodlighting
footlights17144023f_ootlights
lowlight1554943_l_owlight
moonlight1544133_moonlight

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit140603105.62624991.6
3Display Results10100.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691106.06229477.2