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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 “destructiveness” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

58 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
destructiveness217380(None) 
instructiveness2064152instructiveness
obstructiveness2273392obstructiveness
restrictiveness2093412restrictiveness
descriptiveness2362273descriptiveness
disruptiveness2083333dis_ruptiveness
distinctiveness2162913distinctiveness
attractiveness1983554_attractiveness
decorativeness2054184decor_ativeness
defectiveness2256544de__fectiveness
destructionist17104964destructi_onist
destructionists1894224destructi_onists
destructions1547264destructi_on__s
destructive1755694destructiv__e__
destructively2253924destructiv__ely
destructivities2162514destructivities
reductiveness1955544re__ductiveness
refractiveness2254854re_fractiveness
respectiveness2155364res_pectiveness
seductiveness1955244__seductiveness
assaultiveness1762085_assaultiveness
assertiveness1655505asser__tiveness
deceptiveness2155695de__ceptiveness
definitiveness2163795de_finitiveness
delusiveness1655755de__lu_siveness
derisiveness1656965de__r_isiveness
derivativeness2163805de_rivativeness
destituteness1462925dest__ituteness
destructible1752785destructi_ble__
destructing1546115destructi__n__g
destruction1446955destructi_on___
destructivity2262715destructiv__ity
diminutiveness2062675diminu_tiveness
discursiveness20103315dis_cursiveness
dissuasiveness17112645dis_suasiveness
distrustfulness19132345distrustfulness
effectiveness2455675_e_ffectiveness
electiveness1757565_e__lectiveness
exhaustiveness2762795_exhaustiveness
festiveness1748225fes____tiveness
intrusiveness1656315_intru_siveness
intuitiveness1656195_int_uitiveness
obstructives1953915obstructiv__e_s
obtrusiveness1874225_obtru_siveness
perfectiveness2455345pe_rfectiveness
productiveness2283285_productiveness
protectiveness2154595prot_ectiveness
protrusiveness1962965protru_siveness
reactiveness1756925re___activeness
reflectiveness2255105re_flectiveness
resistiveness1656025res__istiveness
restiveness1449665res____tiveness
restrictives1755095restrictiv__e_s
retentiveness1657165re_t_entiveness
secretiveness1865865se_cr_etiveness
selectiveness1856515__selectiveness
structureless1561685__structureless
tentativeness1655025tent__ativeness

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 Filter178691658740.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit65874584.42014903.6
3Display Results58580.0461260.9
 (SQL Overall)178691584.79637258.3
 
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