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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 “lostness” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

33 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
lostness83768(None) 
closeness1137612closeness
cosiness103214282cosiness
costless10310002costless
fastness11238762fastness
gastness9278472gastness
hostess103210242host_ess
hotness1038612ho_tness
justness1535322justness
listless8269262listless
loathness1244702loathness
loftiness1236572loftiness
loftless1135902loftless
loginess9310162loginess
loneness8512092loneness
longness938552longness
looseness937472looseness
lornness836492lornness
lossless835472lossless
lostnesses1049302lostnesses
loudness937012loudness
lousiness9219032lousiness
lowness1037812lo_wness
lushness1136232lushness
lustiness92010452lustiness
moistness1146342moistness
mootness1036752mootness
nosiness83211392nosiness
pastness102510502pastness
poshness1356652poshness
rosiness82613172rosiness
softness1136432softness
vastness11257292vastness

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059333.33036354.1
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691333.71648086.9
 
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