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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 “nightlifes” 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.

25 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
nightlifes179375(None) 
nightlife1683731nightlife_
nightlives1763801nightlives
highlifes1942882high_lifes
nighties121011382night_i_es
nightsides1543942nightsides
nighttides1543762nighttides
nighttimes1653182nighttimes
sightlines1465752sightlines
eighties12710803eight_i_es
highlife1843003high_life_
knightliness2052733knightliness
nightie1179653night_i_e_
nightless1386073nightl_ess
nightmares1653563nightmares
nightside1444123nightside_
nighttide1443903nighttide_
nighttime1553363nighttime_
righties12711573right_i_es
rightsizes2353433rightsizes
sightlier1344453sightli_er
sightliest1445113sightli_est
sightline1345683sightline_
sightliness1574563sightliness
tightwires17102763tightwires

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603255.92023750.5
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691256.34228175.8
 
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