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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

76 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
decisiveness185592(None) 
derisiveness1656961derisiveness
decisivenesses2056762decisivenesses
delusiveness1655752delusiveness
divisiveness1954362divisiveness
incisiveness1756332incisiveness
indecisiveness2063962indecisiveness
deceptiveness2155693deceptiveness
defensiveness20115813defensiveness
definiteness16105043definiteness
derisivenesses1857233derisivenesses
elusiveness1466603_elusiveness
erosiveness1447583_erosiveness
evasiveness1755743_evasiveness
pensiveness1648653pe_nsiveness
recessiveness1865903recessiveness
reclusiveness18185233reclusiveness
recursiveness1855393recursiveness
resistiveness1656023resistiveness
seclusiveness18145093seclusiveness
abrasiveness1754934abrasiveness
abusiveness16165264_abusiveness
activeness1547704_ac_tiveness
adhesiveness1954384adhesiveness
allusiveness1554404allusiveness
aversiveness1896234aversiveness
citizeness21124654__citizeness
cohesiveness2056054cohesiveness
costiveness1648214__costiveness
cursiveness1647074_cursiveness
decidedness16103794deci_dedness
decisioned1444144decisi_one_d
decisions1248384decisi_on__s
decisive1446634decisiv__e__
decisively1944074decisiv__ely
decorativeness2054184decorativeness
defectiveness2256544defectiveness
definitiveness2163794definitiveness
delusivenesses1856544delusivenesses
denseness1046864de_ns__eness
derivativeness2163804derivativeness
descriptiveness2362274descriptiveness
devilishness1962384devilishness
diffusiveness2353434diffusiveness
discursiveness20103314discursiveness
divisivenesses2154964divisivenesses
effusiveness2154934effusiveness
electiveness1757564elec_tiveness
excessiveness2554964excessiveness
exclusiveness2554494exclusiveness
excursiveness2554564excursiveness
feminineness1773064feminineness
festiveness1748224fe_stiveness
fictiveness1946314fic_tiveness
fugitiveness1964024fugitiveness
illusiveness1555234illusiveness
incisivenesses1966684incisivenesses
inclusiveness1855124inclusiveness
invasiveness1855714invasiveness
massiveness1645264_massiveness
negativeness1656084negativeness
passiveness1646264_passiveness
percussiveness2193734percussiveness
permissiveness2163174permissiveness
pervasiveness2155134pervasiveness
positiveness1756494positiveness
preciseness1545784precis__eness
punitiveness1755364punitiveness
reactiveness1756924reactiveness
receptiveness2056124receptiveness
repulsiveness1854704repulsiveness
requisiteness2263404requisiteness
restiveness1449664re_stiveness
secretiveness1865864secretiveness
sensitiveness1655814sensitiveness
suasiveness1446434_suasiveness

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 Filter1786911247900.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit124790766.76618443.7
3Display Results76760.0461652.2
 (SQL Overall)178691767.21824756.3
 
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