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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 “bitterness” 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.

47 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
bitterness124555(None) 
bitterest1147712bitter_est
bitternesses1444532bitternesses
bitterns10428952bittern__s
bitternuts1242732bitternuts
bittiness11228332bitt_iness
butterless1244192butterless
jitteriness1843272jitteriness
utterness946222_utterness
batteners11238183batte_ners
batterers113110723batter_ers
batteries11615133batterie_s
battiness11239843batt_iness
bitchiness1743793bitchiness
bittered112711833bitter_e_d
bitterer10309783bitter_e_r
bitterish1446143bitter_ish
bittern94810683bittern___
bitternut1144333bittern_ut
bitters94920363bitter___s
bitterweed1642753bitterweed
bitterweeds1752103bitterweeds
brittleness1353743brittleness
butteries11711773butterie_s
butteriest1276893butteriest
butternuts1242993butternuts
buttress1035883butt_r_ess
citterns10318123cittern__s
cotterless1244033cotterless
giftedness1543683giftedness
gitterns9326573gittern__s
innerness946913_innerness
internees93014843_internees
internes82721233_interne_s
inverness1247133_inverness
jitteriest1744553jitteriest
limberness1443273limberness
liteness82213213li_te_ness
litheness1247363lithe_ness
litterers9228193litter_ers
littleness1045023littleness
otherness1245513_otherness
patternless1342283patternless
rottenness1043763rottenness
titterers9236993titter_ers
wilderness1443513wilderness
wittiness12197223witt_iness

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603476.39022003.6
3Display Results47470.0461021.7
 (SQL Overall)178691476.85926052.0
 
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