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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 “straightening” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

28 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
straightening186210(None) 
straighting1644072straight__ing
straitening1243662strai__tening
brightening18102573_br_ightening
frightening1982683_fr_ightening
straighten1454153straighte__n_
straightened1752803straighten_ed
straightener1662703straighten_er
straighteners1762353straighteners
straightens1563693straighte__ns
strengthening1862003strengthening
tightening15153943_t__ightening
enlightening1751724_enlightening
heightening1952674__heightening
lightening15255054___lightening
overtightening2261804overtightening
retightening1752064_retightening
scraighing1742934scraigh___ing
slaughtering1752254s_laughtering
straighted1544864straighte___d
straightedge1861894straighte_dge
straightedges1961874straightedges
straighter1444494straighte___r
straightest1564344straighte__st
straightish18132434straight__ish
straightness1653344straight_ness
straining10410564strai____ning
strangering1345184strang__ering

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024285.15618429.8
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691285.53232301.3
 
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