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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 “playfulness” 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.

78 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
playfulness195361(None) 
lawfulness1643852_lawfulness
playfulnesses2153642playfulnesses
awfulness1544413__awfulness
balefulness1645013balefulness
fearfulness1745223fearfulness
gleefulness1554063gleefulness
joyfulness2343203_joyfulness
manfulness1545643_manfulness
painfulness1645083painfulness
peacefulness1954983peacefulness
pitifulness1665483pitifulness
playless1334863play__l_ess
prayerfulness2162683prayerfulness
pushfulness1954143pushfulness
tearfulness1445483tearfulness
unlawfulness1852593unlawfulness
artfulness1346404_artfulness
bashfulness1954224bashfulness
blissfulness1752654blissfulness
boastfulness1754414boastfulness
carefulness1645954carefulness
colorfulness1753824colorfulness
dolefulness1544884dolefulness
dreadfulness1763884dreadfulness
dreamfulness1853594dreamfulness
dutifulness1555084dutifulness
fatefulness1746014fatefulness
fitfulness1645734_fitfulness
fretfulness1776224fretfulness
fulness10248964____fulness
gainfulness1544614gainfulness
gracefulness1855244gracefulness
gratefulness1655744gratefulness
harmfulness1984284harmfulness
hatefulness1745964hatefulness
heedfulness18104074heedfulness
helpfulness1953484helpfulness
hopefulness1954874hopefulness
hurtfulness1755014hurtfulness
lawfulnesses1844144_lawfulnesses
lustfulness1445314lustfulness
mindfulness1754064mindfulness
needfulness1593994needfulness
palatialness1453234palatialness
placeless1335614pla_cel_ess
placidness1553304pla_cidness
plainness1155184pla__inness
planeness1138154pla__neness
planless1036814pla__nl_ess
playfellows226834playfellows
playful1544654playful____
playfully2043214playful__ly
playlets1334904play__l_ets
plentifulness1893284plentifulness
pridefulness1854324pridefulness
restfulness1447234restfulness
ruefulness1346104_ruefulness
ruthfulness1754984ruthfulness
shamefulness2074154shamefulness
sinfulness1345844_sinfulness
slothfulness1853504slothfulness
songfulness1554584songfulness
soulfulness1444484soulfulness
spitefulness1754604spitefulness
sportfulness1754784sportfulness
tactfulness1645224tactfulness
thankfulness2253394thankfulness
tunefulness1455244tunefulness
usefulness1345724_usefulness
wakefulness2154584wakefulness
wearifulness1854804wearifulness
willfulness1753514willfulness
wishfulness2054344wishfulness
wistfulness1745274wistfulness
woefulness1645264_woefulness
wrathfulness2154514wrathfulness
zestfulness2345314zestfulness

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 Filter1786911488190.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148819788.53317440.4
3Display Results78780.0461695.7
 (SQL Overall)178691788.73520456.9
 
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