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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 “gentleness” 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.

25 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
gentleness114559(None) 
genteelness1252802genteelness
gentlenesses1366012gentlenesses
denseness1046863den_seness
entireness1048363_entireness
feebleness1544893feebleness
femaleness1545763femaleness
fertileness1447573fertileness
gantlines1039333gantline_s
genteelest1153633genteelest
gentilesses1243493gentilesses
gentlemen1243853gentleme_n
gentles83714343gentl__e_s
gentlest93410573gentl__est
genuineness1253843genuineness
goneness9310763gon__eness
littleness1045023littleness
menthenes1447703menthene_s
pentenes10315633pent_ene_s
singleness1145733singleness
subtleness1245443subtleness
tenableness1347403tenableness
tenseness947113ten_seness
tentless8229843tentl__ess
ventless11249053ventl__ess

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603255.51625490.0
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691255.93830092.8
 
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