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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 “sourceless” 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.

31 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
sourceless127301(None) 
forceless1435722fo_rceless
sorceress1144012so_rceress
churchless20112493churchless
coreless103013833co_r_eless
cureless10319703_cur_eless
horseless1237213ho_rseless
houseless1237463hou_seless
juiceless1843253_juiceless
scarceness1444763scarceness
scoreless1155603scor_eless
searchless1543373searchless
shoreless1236633shor_eless
sockless14267793so__ckless
soleless8910033so__leless
sorcerers1145323so_rcerers
soreness8914793so_r_eness
soulless8218763sou__lless
soundless1035533sou_ndless
soupless10268463sou__pless
sources9312173sourc__e_s
sourness839543sour__ness
sournesses10310013sournesses
spaceless1335733s_paceless
spiceless1335923s_piceless
spruceness1444103spruceness
suckless14288823s_u_ckless
surceases1157473s_urceases
sureness8912903s_ur_eness
truceless11235393tru_celess
voiceless1444223vo_iceless

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603316.18622729.2
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691316.35828104.9
 
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