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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 “lightning” 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.

65 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
lightning1428602(None) 
lightening15255051lightening
lighting132811831light_ing
lightnings15263801lightnings
alighting1446412alight_ing
bighting15269452bight_ing
blighting1635732blight_ing
dighting142510842dight_ing
fighting162710082fight_ing
flighting1736102flight_ing
highting16259722hight_ing
lichening1545672lichening
lichting14268512licht_ing
ligating102212282ligat_ing
lightering15246112lightering
lightings14277722light_ings
lightninged1751372lightninged
plighting1635562plight_ing
righting132610852right_ing
sighting133110862sight_ing
slighting1436372slight_ing
tightening15153942tightening
aligning10158533alig__ning
brightening18102573brightening
delighting1644993delight_ing
enlightening1751723enlightening
fightings17276503fight_ings
frightening1982683frightening
frighting1736023fright_ing
heightening1952673heightening
knighting1844443knight_ing
legating102313113legat_ing
lichenin1345053lichenin_
lichenins1444843lichenins
lifting113313273li_ft_ing
ligaturing1293063ligaturing
lighten112811523light_en_
lightens122510003light_ens
lightish1556623light_ish
lightness13107433lightness
lignin74911193lig__nin_
lignins84010493lig__nins
likening13246893li_kening
lilting83515383li_lt_ing
limiting1138813limit_ing
limning103710323li__mning
lining74526803li___ning
linting83820983li_nt_ing
lippening14234943lippening
listening10128953listening
listing84020593li_st_ing
lithoing1236743lith_oing
livening12248153li_vening
nighing123410063nigh__ing
nightlong1443693nightlong
oughting1335953ought_ing
relighting1545853relight_ing
richening1546223richening
sighing123311663sigh__ing
sightings14256533sight_ings
sightline1345683sightline
signing92713963sig__ning
siphoning1546133siphoning
uplighting1743363uplight_ing
weighting1744783weight_ing

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641656.75022020.9
3Display Results65650.0302166.7
 (SQL Overall)178691657.20324807.9
 
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