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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 “safelights” 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.

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
safelights1714301(None) 
safelight16124471safelight_
sidelights15153702sidelights
affrights1942893_affrights
alights113211433_a__lights
backlights2253993backlights
daylights1743283da_ylights
delights1347333__delights
fanlights1643923fa_nlights
firelights1764013firelights
flights143310983__f_lights
gaslights1463753ga_slights
jacklights2752793jacklights
lamplights1852663lamplights
limelights1652793limelights
preflights1943323preflights
relights1248053__relights
sidelight14175483sidelight_
skylights2042843s_kylights
sleights12275913s_le_ights
slights112810723s___lights
spaceflights236953spaceflights
spotlights1642593spotlights
starlights1443983starlights
stoplights1683113stoplights
sunlights1344003s_unlights
taillights1443343taillights

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603276.26622439.0
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691276.70226662.3
 
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