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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 “ruefulnesses” 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.

42 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
ruefulnesses154593(None) 
ruefulness1346102ruefulne_s_s
ruthfulnesses1954942ruthfulnesses
tunefulnesses1655132tunefulnesses
usefulnesses1545822usefulnesses
woefulnesses1845342woefulnesses
artfulnesses1546653artfulnesses
awfulnesses1744943_awfulnesses
balefulnesses1844853balefulnesses
carefulnesses1845693carefulnesses
cruelnesses1346253crue__lnesses
dolefulnesses1774843dolefulnesses
dutifulnesses1755113dutifulnesses
fatefulnesses1945993fatefulnesses
fitfulnesses1866023fitfulnesses
forcefulnesses2254173forcefulnesses
fretfulnesses1945903fretfulnesses
fruitfulnesses2094633fruitfulnesses
fulnesses1239053___fulnesses
gleefulnesses1764253gleefulnesses
gracefulnesses20154913gracefulnesses
gratefulnesses18135413gratefulnesses
guilefulnesses1853583guilefulnesses
hatefulnesses1945803hatefulnesses
heedfulnesses20124103heedfulnesses
hopefulnesses2184593hopefulnesses
hurtfulnesses1954853hurtfulnesses
joyfulnesses2553503joyfulnesses
lawfulnesses1844143lawfulnesses
lustfulnesses1655153lustfulnesses
manfulnesses1745833manfulnesses
needfulnesses17134093needfulnesses
pridefulnesses2053893pridefulnesses
pushfulnesses2153943pushfulnesses
realnesses10310853r_e_alnesses
regalnesses1246193r_egalnesses
restfulnesses1646623restfulnesses
sinfulnesses1546133sinfulnesses
soulfulnesses1654553soulfulnesses
trustfulnesses1764313trustfulnesses
truthfulnesses2054113truthfulnesses
wakefulnesses2354293wakefulnesses

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024426.56314478.7
3Display Results42420.046913.0
 (SQL Overall)178691426.96925640.8
 
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