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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 “lightener” 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.

45 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
lightener134569(None) 
lightened1446021lightened
lighteners1444981lighteners
tightener1344701tightener
brightener1652962brightener
lighten112811522lighten__
lightens122510002lighten_s
lighter113113442light__er
lightered1446282lightered
listener8158312li_stener
tightened1444962tightened
tighteners1444042tighteners
blighter1466853blight__er
brightened1743163brightened
brighteners1752863brighteners
eighteen1245763eighte_en
eighteens1344883eighteens
enlightened1652323enlightened
fighter143010773fight__er
flightier1644423flight_ier
frightened1843243frightened
heightened1843013heightened
lengthener14152623lengthener
lichened1435753lich_ened
lighted122913503light__ed
lightening15255053lightening
lighters123111393lighte_rs
lightest121410353lighte_st
lighting132811833lightin_g
lightings14277723lightings
lightness13107433lightness
listened9168813li_stened
listeners9147323li_steners
litterer82810173li_tterer
livener10278943li__vener
mightier1436383might_ier
plighter1476623plight__er
righter113212383right__er
sighter113412113sight__er
sightlier1344453sightlier
sightseer1343313sightseer
slighter1257823slight__er
tighten11288973tighten__
tightens12297953tighten_s
tighter112910693tight__er

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.856208751.2
2DLD Change Limit148641457.31320325.6
3Display Results45450.0331363.6
 (SQL Overall)178691458.20221786.3
 
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