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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forfrightens” 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.

15 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
frightens165539(None) 
brightens1565371brightens
frighten1566441frighten_
brighten1466242brighten_
fighters15269402f_ighters
freighters1764122freighters
frigates12310932frigate_s
frighted1657172frighte_d
frightened1843242frightened
frighting1736022frighting
frights14339622fright__s
heightens1644712heightens
lightens122510002_lightens
righters122610712_righters
tightens12297952_tightens

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911214360.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121436153.20337913.2
3Display Results15150.016937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691153.62549294.1