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

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

112 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
balefulness164501(None) 
balefulnesses1844852balefulnesses
bashfulness1954222bashfulness
carefulness1645952carefulness
dolefulness1544882dolefulness
fatefulness1746012fatefulness
hatefulness1745962hatefulness
wakefulness2154582wakefulness
artfulness1346403_artfulness
awfulness1544413_a_wfulness
boastfulness1754413boastfulness
gainfulness1544613gainfulness
gleefulness1554063gleefulness
gracefulness1855243gracefulness
gratefulness1655743gratefulness
guilefulness1653723guilefulness
harmfulness1984283harmfulness
helpfulness1953483helpfulness
hopefulness1954873hopefulness
lawfulness1643853la_wfulness
manfulness1545643ma_nfulness
painfulness1645083painfulness
peacefulness1954983peacefulness
playfulness1953613playfulness
ruefulness1346103_ruefulness
shamefulness2074153shamefulness
tactfulness1645223tactfulness
tastefulness1554853tastefulness
tunefulness1455243tunefulness
usefulness1345723_usefulness
wastefulness1854833wastefulness
willfulness1753513willfulness
woefulness1645263_woefulness
alertness946054_ale_rtness
baldness1137044bal___dness
balefires1444804balef_ire_s
baleful1237994baleful____
balefully1744504baleful__ly
balkiness1556904bal__kiness
balminess1356594bal__miness
bareness10912814bare___ness
baseless1099564base__l_ess
baseness10910944base___ness
bashfulnesses2154184bashfulnesses
beautifulness1853454beautifulness
beefiness1435584b_eef_iness
beefless1335494b_eef_l_ess
biliousness1367274biliousness
bleakness1543594b_le_akness
bleariness1246054b_leariness
blissfulness1752654blissfulness
blueness1038214b_l__ueness
bluffness1742504b_luf_fness
briefless1443614brief_l_ess
briefness1444114brief__ness
callousness1345824callousness
carefullest1653214carefullest
carefulnesses1845694carefulnesses
changefulness2262554changefulness
cheerfulness2053584cheerfulness
colorfulness1753824colorfulness
dolefullest1552724dolefullest
dolefulnesses1774844dolefulnesses
dutifulness1555084dutifulness
faithfulness2154224faithfulness
fancifulness2053754fancifulness
fatefulnesses1945994fatefulnesses
fearfulness1745224fearfulness
fitfulness1645734_fitfulness
forcefulness2054454forcefulness
fretfulness1776224fretfulness
fulness10248964____fulness
gaseousness1246054gaseousness
haleness11312624hale___ness
halfness1435564hal_f__ness
hatefulnesses1945804hatefulnesses
healthfulness2252904healthfulness
heedfulness18104074heedfulness
hurtfulness1755014hurtfulness
joyfulness2343204_joyfulness
levelness1245454__levelness
lustfulness1445314lustfulness
maleness10312314male___ness
masterfulness1853514masterfulness
mindfulness1754064mindfulness
needfulness1593994needfulness
paleness10312984pale___ness
pitifulness1665484pitifulness
prayerfulness2162684prayerfulness
pridefulness1854324pridefulness
pushfulness1954144pushfulness
restfulness1447234restfulness
ruthfulness1754984ruthfulness
sinfulness1345844_sinfulness
skillfulness1952444skillfulness
songfulness1554584songfulness
soulfulness1444484soulfulness
spitefulness1754604spitefulness
talentless1042804talentl_ess
tallness837104tal___lness
tearfulness1445484tearfulness
thankfulness2253394thankfulness
unlawfulness1852594unlawfulness
vengefulness1953874vengefulness
voicefulness2053644voicefulness
wakefulnesses2354294wakefulnesses
watchfulness2353084watchfulness
wearifulness1854804wearifulness
wishfulness2054344wishfulness
wistfulness1745274wistfulness
wrathfulness2154514wrathfulness
zestfulness2345314zestfulness

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 Filter1786911488190.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit1488191128.09318388.6
3Display Results1121120.0631777.8
 (SQL Overall)1786911128.32921454.1
 
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