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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 “devilishness” 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.

43 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
devilishness196238(None) 
devilishnesses2152692devilishnesses
devilfishes2151993devilfish_e_s
deviousness1547283devious_ness
dollishness1544013d_ollishness
dovishness1744463dov__ishness
feverishness2152563feverishness
hellishness1744113he_llishness
bearishness1644544be_arishness
bullishness1643954_bullishness
childishness2152604_childishness
churlishness2052514churlishness
dailiness1038674d_aili__ness
deadliness12115894deadli__ness
decisiveness1855924decisiveness
definiteness16105044definiteness
demolishers1792584demolish_ers
demolishes1684904demolish_e_s
depolishes1694124depolish_e_s
derisiveness1656964derisiveness
devilish1546374devilish____
devilishly2051794devilish__ly
divisiveness1954364divisiveness
doggishness1793474d_oggishness
doltishness1544214d_oltishness
donnishness1543894d_onnishness
dwarfishness2292024dwarfishness
evilness1135044_evil___ness
foolishness1744494_foolishness
ghoulishness1952344ghoulishness
girlishness1573664_girlishness
lavishness1644714lav__ishness
liverishness1852924liverishness
mulishness1544544__mulishness
owlishness1644164__owlishness
peevishness1943144pe_evishness
pettishness1643974pe_ttishness
reddishness1643434re_ddishness
selfishness1743814se_lfishness
stylishness1743444_stylishness
swainishness1852294swainishness
swinishness1743574_swinishness
ticklishness2152334ticklishness

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790437.23317252.9
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691437.63923391.9
 
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