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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 “dearness” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

40 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
dearness93997(None) 
deadness1039231deadness
deafness1236211deafness
nearness838311nearness
clearness1135632clearness
darkness13247342d_arkness
darnels83710432d_arnels
darners83815772d_arners
deaconess1245542deaconess
dearest83618672dear_est
dearies83526272dearie_s
dearnesses1139582dearnesses
deepness1136442deepness
deftness1236302deftness
demoness1138052demoness
depress10239872depr_ess
dewiness1238452dewiness
dourness947682dourness
drabness1135802drabness
dreariness1146282dreariness
dwarfness1642792dwarfness
earless74316072_earless
earners74016452_earners
earnest7318732_earnest
earnests837852_earnests
farness102912202_farness
fearless1137872fearless
gearless937372gearless
harness102413932_harness
leanness837372leanness
learners8398152learners
meanness1037182meanness
neatness839152neatness
peartness1137772peartness
realness8410442realness
teariness9310632teariness
tearless848712tearless
weakness1535352weakness
weariness1238842weariness
yearners11346372yearners

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121059403.96630524.2
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691404.37540843.7
 
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