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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 “nightdresses” 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.

32 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
nightdresses175220(None) 
nightdress1552982nightdre_s_s
lightnesses1546143light_nesses
mightinesses1844383mightinesses
nighnesses1446463nigh__nesses
rightnesses1546233right_nesses
tightnesses1565583tight_nesses
benightednesses2262414benightednesses
brightnesses1844184bright_nesses
coatdresses1443944_coatdresses
digresses1137864dig___resses
distresses1148854di_st_resses
flightinesses2053134flightinesses
highnesses1746084high__nesses
ingresses1038534ing___resses
knightlinesses2282444knightlinesses
minidresses1443284mi_nidresses
misaddresses1651694misaddresses
mistresses1247994mi_st_resses
naughtinesses1752414naughtinesses
niftinesses1437244ni_ftinesses
nightless1386074night_le_s_s
outdresses11236824__outdresses
pantdresses1443754_pantdresses
rigidnesses1345924rig_idnesses
shirtdresses1651864shirtdresses
sidedresses1343524si_dedresses
sightlinesses1743864sightlinesses
slightnesses1654624slight_nesses
tigresses1046404tig___resses
victresses1544974vi_ct_resses
weightinesses2052904weightinesses

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790326.37619571.8
3Display Results32320.0301066.7
 (SQL Overall)178691326.79626293.6
 
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