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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 “nightshirts” 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.

27 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
nightshirts186153(None) 
nightshirt1752501nightshirt_
lightships1953283lightshi_ps
nightshades1951913nightshades
nightsides1543943nights_ides
nightspots1652273nights_pots
nightsticks2151753nightsticks
lightship1853474lightshi__p
nighthawks2452254night_hawks
nighties121011384night__i_es
nightjars2043344night_jar_s
nightlifes1793754night_lifes
nightlives1763804night_lives
nightmares1653564night_mares
nightscopes1952644nightscopes
nightshade1852404nightsh_ade
nightside1444124nights_i_de
nightspot1552864nights_pot_
nightstands1651794nightstands
nightstick2052134nightsti_ck
nighttides1543764night_tides
nighttimes1653184night_times
rightists13126054right__ists
rightsizes2353434rights_izes
sightseers1452544sightseer_s
sweatshirts1751324sweatshirts
tightwires17102764tight_wires

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 Filter1786911488190.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148819278.61017284.4
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691279.05919725.2
 
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