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

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71 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
sternnesses114663(None) 
starknesses1545882starknesses
steepnesses1345922steepnesses
sternness946092sternne_s_s
alertnesses1147233alertnesses
austerenesses1354173austerenesses
beerinesses1398923beerinesses
cleannesses13135823cleannesses
eerinesses10612603_eerinesses
eternalnesses1353693eternalnesses
evennesses1345943eve_nnesses
fierinesses1439243fierinesses
greennesses1247033greennesses
inertnesses1198723inertnesses
keennesses1445323_keennesses
leannesses10108343_leannesses
leerinesses11119483leerinesses
lornnesses1037823_lornnesses
meannesses12128163_meannesses
modernnesses1543863modernnesses
opennesses1246313ope_nnesses
othernesses1475423other_nesses
overtnesses1448713overtnesses
pertnesses12310313_pertnesses
scarinesses1339903scarinesses
seedinesses1259203seedinesses
seeresses939053seer__esses
selfnesses1335893s_elfnesses
serenenesses12117113s_erenenesses
severenesses1545613severenesses
sexinesses1739213s_exinesses
sharpnesses1645233sharpnesses
sheernesses1445843sheernesses
shortnesses1446793shortnesses
skewnesses1743763ske_wnesses
sleeknesses1545273sleeknesses
smartnesses1337143smartnesses
sobernesses1346593sober_nesses
solemnnesses1443633solemnnesses
sorenesses101313493s_orenesses
sorrinesses11310093sorrinesses
sournesses10310013sour_nesses
southernnesses1751863southernnesses
sparenesses1339173sparenesses
sprynesses1544973s_prynesses
staginesses1238463staginesses
staidnesses1237193staidnesses
stainlesses1144173stainlesses
stalenesses11311103stalenesses
steadinesses1346903steadinesses
steaminesses1446223steaminesses
steelinesses1246723steelinesses
sterlingnesses1553143sterlingnesses
stiffnesses1743593stiffnesses
stillnesses1146733stillnesses
stoninesses1138253stoninesses
storminesses1445033storminesses
stoutnesses1146973stoutnesses
stresses81112493st_r__esses
sturdinesses1345793sturdinesses
superbnesses1695563superbnesses
surenesses101212213s_urenesses
swartnesses1436713swartnesses
sweetnesses1445723sweetnesses
tartnesses101110713_tartnesses
tearinesses11311693_tearinesses
tersenesses1149043_tersenesses
thinnesses1346273_thinnesses
utternesses1145873utter_nesses
waterinesses1567193waterinesses
wornnesses1337133_wornnesses

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633715.40622499.6
3Display Results71710.0332151.5
 (SQL Overall)178691715.82930655.5
 
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