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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 “straighteners” 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.

31 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
straighteners176235(None) 
straightener1662701straightener_
straightened1752802straightene_d
straightens1563692straighten__s
straightness1653342straight_ness
brighteners1752863_br_ighteners
straightbreds2071343straightbreds
straightedges1961873straightedges
straighten1454153straighten___
straightening1862103straightening
straighter1444493straight__er_
strengtheners1761553strengtheners
tighteners1444043_t__ighteners
brightener1652964_br_ightener_
lighteners1444984___lighteners
slaughterers1651934s_laughterers
straightaways2371134straightaways
straightbred1961724straightbre_d
straighted1544864straight__e_d
straightedge1861894straighte_dge
straightest1564344straight__est
straighting1644074straightin__g
straightnesses1872584straightnesses
straights1345814straight____s
strainers9510384strai____ners
straitened1143784strai__tene_d
straitens946234strai__ten__s
straitness1046294strai__t_ness
strangeness1246094strang__eness
strengthener1661784strengthener_
tightener1344704_t__ightener_

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit95024315.23318158.6
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691315.59231954.8
 
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