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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 “lightful” 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.

36 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
lightful154416(None) 
rightful1544231rightful
delightful1851422delightful
frightful1952552frightful
lightbulb1752042lightbulb
blitheful1751973blitheful
dishful1455433dish_ful
eightfold1752723eightfold
fistful1365903fi_stful
fitful1256333fi__tful
hightail1545273hightail
insightful1751443insightful
kistful1465303ki_stful
lifeful1344613li_feful
light94429603light___
lightbulbs1861613lightbulbs
lighted122913503light_ed
lighten112811523light_en
lightens122510003lightens
lighter113113443light_er
lighters123111393lighters
lightest121410353lightest
lightface1863063lightface
lightfast1643643lightfast
lighting132811833lighting
lightish1556623lightish
lightly14369023light_ly
lights104519913light__s
loathful1443383loathful
lustful1045283l_ustful
mirthful1642863mirthful
nightfall1653153nightfall
rightfully2053223rightfully
sprightful1951683sprightful
wishful1664503wish_ful
wistful1365713wi_stful

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162366.70321805.5
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691367.15524974.3
 
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