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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 “piteously” 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.

31 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
piteously144631(None) 
duteously1345052duteously
hideously1644702hideously
piously1236832pi__ously
piteous9310682piteous__
timeously1445392timeously
aqueously2144233aqueously
biliously1446663biliously
despiteously1862973despiteously
fatuously1544893fatuously
fibrously1744953fibrously
gibbously1772923gibbously
hugeously1644033hugeously
osseously1244283osseously
parlously1445663parlously
piceous11310693piceous__
pileous9510523pileous__
pitifully1744213pitifully
plenteously1653763plenteously
pompously1844353pompously
porously1347753p_orously
righteously1853183righteously
riotously1245703riotously
sinuously1245583sinuously
spitefully1853573spitefully
viciously1746393viciously
villously1544533villously
vinously1445283vi_nously
viperously1844963viperously
virtuously1654383virtuously
viscously1744853viscously

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641317.67319372.0
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691318.09522074.2
 
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