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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 “floodlight” 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.

42 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
bloodiest1236664blood_iest
bloodlike1643864bloodli_ke
bloodline1245174bloodli_ne
bloodlines1344184bloodlines
bloodlust1243334bloodl_ust
deadlight1564524_deadlight
downlight1744004_downlight
droplight1643804_droplight
fanlight1545844f__anlight
firelight1655534f_irelight
flashlights2151884flashlights
flight134014814f____light
floodgate1472524flood__gate
flooding13238964flood_i_ng
floodtide14102484floodti_de
floodtides15112584floodtides
flyweight2252534fl_yweight
foolish1339614f_oo_lish_
foresight1645324f_oresight
fortnight1643804f_ortnight
goodliest1146394_goodliest
headlight1744324_headlight
lamplight1743844_lamplight
limelight1544244_limelight
lordliest1036104_lordliest
loudliest1035774_loudliest
lowlights1643654_l_owlights
moonlights1642994_moonlights
spotlight1543714_spotlight
stoplight1584284_stoplight
topflight1843544_topflight
ultralight1454634ultralight

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 Filter1786911614500.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit161450429.34317280.3
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691429.78218267.3
 
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