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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 “nightless” 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.

68 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
nightless138607(None) 
lightless1386071lightless
sightless1385921sightless
flightless1773392flightless
lightness13107432lightness
nighness1236102nigh_ness
nightdress1552982nightdress
nighties121011382nightie_s
rightness13117352rightness
sighless1276552sigh_less
tightness1386602tightness
weightless1742712weightless
brightness1644573brightness
eighteens1344883eighteens
eighties12710803eightie_s
fighters15269403fight_ers
fishless1436413fish_less
giftless1245173gi_ftless
gutless82610713__gutless
highness1536053high_ness
hiltless11297123hi_ltless
hitless103211193hi__tless
knightliness2052733knightliness
lightens122510003light_ens
lighters123111393light_ers
lightest121410353light_est
limitless1142943limitless
lintless82710013li_ntless
listless8269263li_stless
mightiest1546443mightiest
mightiness1645093mightiness
mirthless1443353mirthless
natheless1244963natheless
nathless11127023nath_less
netless739863n__etless
nigglers10307253nig_glers
niggles93512203nig_gle_s
nighest11310693nigh__est
nightcaps1743193nightcaps
nightclubs1851983nightclubs
nightglows1852063nightglows
nightie1179653nightie__
nightjars2043343nightjars
nightlife1683733nightlife
nightlifes1793753nightlifes
nightlives1763803nightlives
nightlong1443693nightlong
nightly14449033nightl__y
nights104117723night___s
nightwear1642573nightwear
pilotless1143993pilotless
pithless13117023pith_less
riftless1136943ri_ftless
righters122610713right_ers
rightest12149583right_est
righties12711573rightie_s
sighters122510603sight_ers
sightlessly1852613sightlessly
sightliest1445113sightliest
sightliness1574563sightliness
sightsees1344543sightsees
slightness1454803slightness
tightens12297953tight_ens
tightest12148363tight_est
tintless8239863ti_ntless
wigless11359673wig__less
wishless1435993wish_less
witless103310983wi__tless

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641686.72022119.2
3Display Results68680.0302266.7
 (SQL Overall)178691687.17324911.6
 
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