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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 “plotlessness” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

28 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
plotlessness144508(None) 
bootlessness1445452bootlessness
footlessness1545612footlessness
planlessness1444992planlessness
plotlessnesses1556092plotlessnesses
rootlessness1245612rootlessness
spotlessness1345322spotlessness
artlessness1146433_artlessness
bloodlessness1653503bloodlessness
cloudlessness1653843cloudlessness
colorlessness1553903colorlessness
flawlessness1854123flawlessness
foodlessness1644743foodlessness
godlessness1355433_godlessness
gutlessness1246013_gutlessness
joblessness2044813_joblessness
joylessness2144293_joylessness
lawlessness1444893_lawlessness
listlessness1145823listlessness
lovelessness1545733_lovelessness
painlessness1445443painlessness
pathlessness1754903pathlessness
pitilessness1474523pitilessness
pointlessness1554613pointlessness
restlessness1146513restlessness
tactlessness1445413tactlessness
toplessness1345403_toplessness
witlessness1446263_witlessness

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 Filter178691950240.1531167915.0
2DLD Change Limit95024284.15622864.3
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691284.32541315.8
 
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