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

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

42 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
nightstand155224(None) 
nightstands1651791nightstands
nightshade1852403nightshade
nightstick2052133nightstick
withstand1652603with_stand
highland16114534high__land
inkstand1343804_i_nkstand
kickstand1552694ki_ckstand
lightplane1652474lightplane
newsstand1351964n_ewsstand
nictitant1154394ni_ctitant
nighest11310694nighest___
nightcap1642964night_ca_p
nightcaps1743194night_caps
nightfall1653154night_fall
nightgown1752154nightgown_
nightgowns1851994nightgowns
nighthawk2352484night_hawk
nightjar1943164night_ja_r
nightjars2043344night_jars
nightlong1443694night_long
nightmare1553624night_mare
nights104117724nights____
nightscope1853014nightscope
nightshades1951914nightshades
nightshirt1752504nightshirt
nightside1444124nights_ide
nightsides1543944nightsides
nightspot1552864nights_pot
nightspots1652274nightspots
nightsticks2151754nightsticks
nighttide1443904night_tide
nighttime1553364night_time
nightwear1642574nightwea_r
outstand938044__outstand
rightsized2452794rightsized
rightward1743474right_ward
sightsaw1542694sights_a_w
sightseen1343194sightseen_
tightwad1642904tight_wa_d
washstand1652274wash_stand
withstands1752294with_stands

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911614500.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit161450429.04617847.7
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691429.49818813.5
 
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