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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 “artlessly” 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.

43 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
artlessly124382(None) 
agelessly1343462agelessly
aimlessly1443282aimlessly
artless73712512artless__
carelessly1543952carelessly
harmlessly1842772harmlessly
heartlessly1742722heartlessly
tactlessly1553362tactlessly
witlessly1543742witlessly
actressy1342603actress_y
armless9369943armless__
bootlessly1553423bootlessly
costlessly1543713costlessly
dauntlessly1552283dauntlessly
endlessly1343703endlessly
faithlessly2052233faithlessly
faultlessly1752123faultlessly
fearlessly1643123fear_lessly
footlessly1663313footlessly
formlessly1842943formlessly
fruitlessly1752403fruitlessly
godlessly1443153godlessly
haplessly1743173haplessly
joylessly2242493joylessly
lawlessly1542813lawlessly
listlessly1343463listlessly
mirthlessly1951993mirthlessly
namelessly1542983namelessly
painlessly1542993painlessly
pitilessly1542873pitilessly
restlessly1344253restlessly
ruthlessly1652743ruthlessly
sexlessly1943193sexlessly
sinlessly1254203sinlessly
spotlessly1543143spotlessly
tastelessly1452393tastelessly
tirelessly1343643tirelessly
uselessly1243453uselessly
wartless11279923wartless__
wavelessly1942893wavelessly
wearilessly1752163wearilessly
wordlessly1742833wordlessly
worthlessly2052363worthlessly

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641437.22020587.4
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691437.39224173.6
 
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