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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 “nearsightedness” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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43 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
nearsightedness209134(None) 
farsightedness2262062_farsightedness
benightedness2063184be__nightedness
delightedness1953384de__lightedness
foresightedness2391914foresightedness
longsightedness2181444longsightedness
nearsighted1651384nearsighted____
nearsightedly218714nearsighted__ly
resignedness1452595re__sig_nedness
airtightness1661786_airtight__ness
almightiness1851916__almight_iness
beardedness1544596bear____dedness
bearishness1644546bear_ish___ness
benightednesses2262416be__nightednesses
brighteners1752866__br_ighte_ners
brightness1644576__br_ight__ness
delightednesses2162536de__lightednesses
dissipatedness1862646_dissipatedness
earwitness1342626_earwi__t__ness
farsighted1842946_farsighted____
farsightedly2361246_farsighted__ly
fearsomeness1753066fears__ome_ness
gastightness1751536_gastight__ness
learnedness1243866lear____nedness
naughtiness1542386n_a__ught_iness
nearsides1044516nearsi____d_e_s
newfangledness227666newfang_ledness
nightdress1552986n____ight_dress
pervertedness1963276pe_r_vertedness
rightness13117356___r_ight__ness
serriedness1244416se_rri___edness
sightliness1574566____sightliness
spiritedness1553786spir_i__tedness
sprightliness1962096_spr_ightliness
straightedges1961876_straightedge_s
straighteners1762356_straighte_ners
straightness1653346_straight__ness
unmitigatedness1981546unmitigatedness
unsightliness1762516__unsightliness
unwashedness1952146unwa_s__h_edness
uprightness1752856_upr_ight__ness
wearisomeness1862316wear_isome_ness
weightiness1843266we___ight_iness

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 Filter178691950240.1061685764.2
2DLD Change Limit95024438.19011602.4
3Display Results43430.0301433.3
 (SQL Overall)178691438.32621461.8
 
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