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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 “nightsticks” 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.

30 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
nightsticks215175(None) 
nightstick2052131nightstick_
nightshirts1861533nightshirts
nightsides1543943nights_ides
nightstands1651793nightstands
nighttides1543763night_tides
nighttimes1653183night_times
pigsticks1843963pig__sticks
bigstick1744284big__stick_
bitstocks1743294bi__tstocks
dipsticks1864214di__psticks
lightships1953284lightshi_ps
lipsticks1773774li__psticks
mahlsticks2151854_mahlsticks
nighthawks2452254night_hawks
nighties121011384nigh__ti_es
nightlifes1793754night_lifes
nightlives1763804night_lives
nightscopes1952644nightscopes
nightshades1951914nightshades
nightshirt1752504nightshi_rt
nightside1444124nights_i_de
nightspots1652274nights_pots
nightstand1552244nightst_and
nighttide1443904night_ti_de
nighttime1553364night_ti_me
nitpicks1643184ni__t_picks
pigstick1744934pig__stick_
rightsizes2353434rights_izes
singlesticks1961364singlesticks

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911488190.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148819308.01618565.2
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691308.46921099.4
 
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