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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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75 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
speechlessness208160(None) 
sleeplessness1453553slee_plessness
affectlessness2271914affectlessness
breathlessness1952794breathlessness
cheerlessness1853704chee_rlessness
deathlessness1754324_deathlessness
fecklessness2154484__fecklessness
fencelessness1854074_fencelessness
heedlessness1685024_hee_dlessness
mercilessness1753464_mercilessness
needlessness1374684_nee_dlessness
objectlessness2561544objectlessness
pathlessness1754904_p_athlessness
recklessness1854654__recklessness
seamlessness1355904s__eamlessness
selflessness1444594s__elflessness
senselessness1154734s_enselessness
sexlessness1745314s__e_xlessness
speechless1742324speechl____ess
speechlessly2281044speechless__ly
spinelessness1454404sp_inelessness
spiritlessness1582564spiritlessness
spotlessness1345324sp__otlessness
stresslessness061774stresslessness
agelessness1246075_age__lessness
carelessness1446545care__lessness
ceaselessness1455115_ceaselessness
dreamlessness1673815_dreamlessness
endlessness1245485___endlessness
facelessness1786055__facelessness
faithlessness1953975_faithlessness
fearlessness1545765__fearlessness
friendlessness1852205friendlessness
gracelessness1664765_gracelessness
headlessness16105965__headlessness
heartlessness1665175_heartlessness
helplessness1754475__helplessness
homelessness1746105home__lessness
hopelessness1745755hope__lessness
lifelessness1545295life__lessness
lovelessness1545735love__lessness
movelessness1745305move__lessness
namelessness1445615name__lessness
nervelessness1653725_nervelessness
painlessness1445445_p_ainlessness
pitilessness1474525_p_itilessness
planlessness1444995_p_lanlessness
plotlessness1445085_p_lotlessness
pointlessness1554615_pointlessness
powerlessness1853195_powerlessness
relentlessness1452615relentlessness
restlessness1146515__restlessness
ruthlessness1554315__ruthlessness
saplessness1245985s___aplessness
shamelessness1754965s_hamelessness
shapelessness1754965s_hapelessness
shiftlessness1854005s_hiftlessness
sightlessness1654155s_ightlessness
sinlessness1046725s___inlessness
skillessness1554235s__killessness
sleeplessnesses1554685slee_plessnesses
soullessness1145545s__oullessness
speciousness1647555sp_ec_iousness
speedinesses1545595speediness_e_s
statelessness1255145s_tatelessness
stylelessness1553415s_tylelessness
tactlessness1445415__tactlessness
timelessness1445785time__lessness
tirelessness1245935tire__lessness
tonelessness1246245tone__lessness
uselessness1075995_use__lessness
voicelessness1854065_voicelessness
waterlessness1653855wate_rlessness
weightlessness2162425_weightlessness
worthlessness1953655_worthlessness

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 Filter178691950240.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit95024757.04613486.2
3Display Results75750.0501500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691757.43924020.8
 
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