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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 “friendliness” 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.

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
friendliness165195(None) 
friendless1442542friendl__ess
friendlies1442932friendli_e_s
friendliest1552262friendli_est
friendlinesses1852212friendlinesses
unfriendliness186912unfriendliness
friendlessness1852203friendlessness
friendlier1441823friendli_e_r
kindliness1544043_ki_ndliness
priestliness1452923priestliness
trendiness1146223tr_end_iness
breadlines1345734br_eadline_s
brininess1138224bri_n__iness
crinolines1246744cri_noline_s
deadliness12115894__deadliness
fiendishness1952334f_iendishness
fieriness1238634f_ie__riness
flintiness1345904fli_n_tiness
freakiness1745184fr_e_akiness
friending1495554friend_in__g
friendlily1751294friendli__ly
frigidness1543114frigid__ness
friskiness1744464fri__skiness
frizziness2142724fri__zziness
frontlines1345194fr_ontline_s
greediness1245844gr_eed_iness
grisliness1155164gri__sliness
gristliness1264024gri_stliness
kingliness1543954_ki_ngliness
maidenliness1552084maiden_liness
orderliness1243064orde_rliness
prickliness1943914pri_ckliness
princeliness1653024princeliness
queenliness2052014queen_liness
randiness102511444_r_and_iness
readiness102611854_r_ead_iness
redliners10267854_r_e_dliners
redlines93916084_r_e_dline_s
reediness10239614_r_eed_iness
rindless92510194_ri_ndl__ess
saintliness1144154sai_ntliness
unkindliness1772594unkindliness
windiness1337374_wi_nd_iness

Search took 9 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 Limit124790438.37614898.5
3Display Results43430.0301433.3
 (SQL Overall)178691438.81220278.1
 
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