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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 “tightness” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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75 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
tightness138660(None) 
lightness13107431lightness
rightness13117351rightness
brightness1644572brightness
highness1536052high_ness
lightless1386072lightless
mightiness1645092mightiness
nighness1236102nigh_ness
nightless1386072nightless
sightless1385922sightless
slightness1454802slightness
tighteners1444042tighteners
tightens12297952tight_ens
tightest12148362tight_est
tightnesses1565582tightnesses
uptightness1752142uptightness
airtightness1661783airtightness
bigness1038193big__ness
eighteens1344883eighteens
eighties12710803eightie_s
fighters15269403fight_ers
firstness1245013firstness
fishiness1537343fishiness
fitness10299393fi__tness
flightiness1843893flightiness
flightless1773393flightless
gastightness1751533gastightness
itchiness1444753itchiness
licitness1145373licitness
lighteners1444983lighteners
lightens122510003light_ens
lighters123111393light_ers
lightest121410353light_est
lightnesses1546143lightnesses
litheness1247363litheness
mightiest1546443mightiest
nightdress1552983nightdress
nighties121011383nightie_s
pigginess1375453pigginess
pithiness1437563pithiness
richness1337433rich_ness
righters122610713right_ers
rightest12149583right_est
righties12711573rightie_s
rightnesses1546233rightnesses
rigidness1145123rigidness
sighless1276553sigh_less
sighters122510603sight_ers
sightliness1574563sightliness
sightsees1344543sightsees
straightness1653343straightness
tacitness1134873tacitness
tartness82210133t_artness
tautness8217183t_autness
tidiness938793ti_diness
tighten11288973tight_e_n
tightened1444963tightened
tightener1344703tightener
tighter112910693tight_e_r
tights104015853tight___s
tightwads1742823tightwads
tigress836093tig__ress
timidness1244623timidness
tininess8310633ti_niness
tinniness936093tinniness
tintless8239863ti_ntless
tipsiness1135703tipsiness
tiredness1036933tiredness
titaness836723ti_taness
toughness1355093tough_ness
trigness968403trig__ness
uprightness1752853uprightness
weightiness1843263weightiness
weightless1742713weightless
witness103010013wi__tness

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.610292936.1
2DLD Change Limit148641757.23320550.4
3Display Results75750.0332272.7
 (SQL Overall)178691757.87622688.0
 
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