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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 “starlights” 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.

29 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
starlights144398(None) 
starlight1345911starlight_
stoplights1683112stoplights
straights1345812st_raights
alights113211433__a_lights
daylights1743283_daylights
deadlights1642993deadlights
fanlights1643923_fanlights
gaslights1463753_gaslights
headlights1842933headlights
overlights1744853overlights
safelights17143013safelights
searchlights2161203searchlights
sidelights15153703sidelights
skylights2042843s_kylights
slights112810723s___lights
spotlights1642593spotlights
sprights14167143s_pr_ights
stablishes1545373stablishes
starfishes1646153starfishes
starlets81610083starl__ets
starlings10237923starli_ngs
starlit71512913starli__t_
stoplight1584283stoplight_
straight1249183st_raight_
sunlights1344003s_unlights
taillights1443343_taillights
twilights1642533_twilights
ultralights1553653ultralights

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603295.73324525.2
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691296.17228951.9
 
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