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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 “plotlessnesses” 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.

28 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
plotlessnesses155609(None) 
bootlessnesses1556452bootlessnesses
footlessnesses1656562footlessnesses
planlessnesses1576302planlessnesses
plotlessness1445082plotlessne_s_s
rootlessnesses1346602rootlessnesses
spotlessnesses1456272spotlessnesses
artlessnesses1247663_artlessnesses
bloodlessnesses1764323bloodlessnesses
cloudlessnesses1764873cloudlessnesses
colorlessnesses1665093colorlessnesses
flawlessnesses1975453flawlessnesses
foodlessnesses1755763foodlessnesses
godlessnesses1446583_godlessnesses
gutlessnesses1346943_gutlessnesses
joblessnesses2155993_joblessnesses
joylessnesses2255643_joylessnesses
lawlessnesses1546383_lawlessnesses
listlessnesses1266933listlessnesses
lovelessnesses1646993_lovelessnesses
painlessnesses1546743painlessnesses
pathlessnesses1855953pathlessnesses
pitilessnesses1575753pitilessnesses
pointlessnesses1655443pointlessnesses
restlessnesses1257233restlessnesses
tactlessnesses1546553tactlessnesses
toplessnesses1446583_toplessnesses
witlessnesses1547233_witlessnesses

Search took 2 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 Filter178691435480.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit43548281.47029624.5
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691281.779100444.6
 
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