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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 “pointlessness” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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190 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
pointlessness155461(None) 
painlessness1445442pain_lessness
pointlessnesses1655442pointlessnesses
bootlessness1445453bo_otlessness
boundlessness1654043boundlessness
dauntlessness1453773dauntlessness
doubtlessness1654073doubtlessness
footlessness1545613fo_otlessness
guiltlessness1453773guiltlessness
hornlessness1545163horn_lessness
listlessness1145823_listlessness
mindlessness1554853_mindlessness
pitilessness1474523p_itilessness
planlessness1444993plan_lessness
plotlessness1445083p_lotlessness
pointedness1445093point_e_dness
powerlessness1853193powerlessness
rootlessness1245613ro_otlessness
shiftlessness1854003shiftlessness
sinlessness1046723_sin_lessness
spinelessness1454403spinelessness
spotlessness1345323spo__tlessness
tonelessness1246243to_nelessness
voicelessness1854063voicelessness
winglessness1654323_winglessness
witlessness1446263_wi_tlessness
aimlessness1345674_ai_mlessness
airlessness1146254_ai_rlessness
artlessness1146434__artlessness
brainlessness1554184brain_lessness
childlessness1963874childlessness
colorlessness1553904colorlessness
endlessness1245484__endlessness
faithlessness1953974faithlessness
faultlessness1653944faultlessness
foodlessness1644744fo_odlessness
formlessness1744714fo_rmlessness
friendlessness1852204friendlessness
fruitlessness1654194fruitlessness
godlessness1355434go__dlessness
groundlessness16102594groundlessness
guilelessness1453924guilelessness
gutlessness1246014__gutlessness
hairlessness1545304hai_rlessness
heartlessness1665174heartlessness
homelessness1746104ho_melessness
hopelessness1745754ho_pelessness
houselessness15104924houselessness
joblessness2044814jo__blessness
jointedness1954064joint_e_dness
jointresses1843474jointress_e_s
joylessness2144294jo__ylessness
landlessness1345714_landlessness
lifelessness1545294_lifelessness
limitlessness1553344limitlessness
lovelessness1545734lo_velessness
motionlessness16122154motionlessness
movelessness1745304mo_velessness
painlessnesses1546744pain_lessnesses
pathlessness1754904p_athlessness
pointless1135704pointl____ess
pointlessly1662944pointless__ly
relentlessness1452614relentlessness
resistlessness1282604resistlessness
restlessness1146514_restlessness
sightlessness1654154sightlessness
skillessness1554234ski_llessness
soullessness1145544so_ullessness
spiritlessness1582564spiritlessness
tactlessness1445414_tactlessness
thanklessness2053834thanklessness
thriftlessness2062254thriftlessness
timelessness1445784_timelessness
tirelessness1245934_tirelessness
toplessness1345404to__plessness
weightlessness2162424weightlessness
wordlessness1644714wo_rdlessness
worklessness1954104wo_rklessness
worthlessness1953654worthlessness
affectlessness2271915affectlessness
agelessness1246075__agelessness
blamelessness1754545blamelessness
bloodlessness1653505bloodlessness
bootlessnesses1556455bo_otlessnesses
bottomlessness1891405bottomlessness
boundlessnesses1774925boundlessnesses
bounteousness1554515bounteousness
breathlessness1952795breathlessness
brittleness1353735brittle__ness
carelessness1446545_carelessness
ceaselessness1455115ceaselessness
changelessness2062775changelessness
cheerlessness1853705cheerlessness
classlessness1353735classlessness
cloudlessness1653845cloudlessness
countesses1248845count_ess_e_s
dauntlessnesses1554815dauntlessnesses
deathlessness1754325deathlessness
doubtlessnesses1764935doubtlessnesses
dreamlessness1673815dreamlessness
effortlessness2061895effortlessness
emotionlessness17141095emotionlessness
facelessness1786055_facelessness
faintishness1863065faint_ishness
faintnesses1447145faintness_e_s
fearlessness1545765_fearlessness
fecklessness2154485_fecklessness
fencelessness1854075fencelessness
flawlessness1854125_flawlessness
footlessnesses1656565fo_otlessnesses
gentleness1145595_gentle__ness
gracelessness1664765gracelessness
guiltlessnesses15174925guiltlessnesses
haplessness1645665__haplessness
harmlessness1745055_harmlessness
headlessness16105965_headlessness
heedlessness1685025_heedlessness
helplessness1754475_helplessness
hornlessnesses1656275horn_lessnesses
humorlessness1853165humorlessness
intenseness1156575__intenseness
intentness1047365__int_entness
jointless1634325jointl____ess
lawlessness1444895__lawlessness
listlessnesses1266935_listlessnesses
littleness1045025_little__ness
meaninglessness1881195meaninglessness
mercilessness1753465mercilessness
mindlessnesses1686015_mindlessnesses
moistnesses1347155moistness_e_s
motherlessness1952235motherlessness
namelessness1445615_namelessness
needlessness1374685_needlessness
nervelessness1653725nervelessness
objectlessness2561545objectlessness
painterliness1572435painterliness
pinkishness2043835p_in_kishness
pinknesses1636585p_inkness_e_s
piteousness1347265p_i_teousness
pitilessnesses1575755p_itilessnesses
planlessnesses1576305plan_lessnesses
plenteousness1554555plenteousness
pliableness1546605pliable__ness
pliantnesses1444455pliantness_e_s
plotlessnesses1556095p_lotlessnesses
poetesses1137235po_et_ess_e_s
pointednesses1654975point_e_dnesses
pointelles1245015point_e_lle_s
pokinesses1669615pokin__ess_e_s
politeness1247985polit_e__ness
politesses1245365polit_ess_e_s
populousness1654235po_pulousness
portliness1246835po_rtl__iness
portresses1247315po_rtress_e_s
potableness1547195potable__ness
powerlessnesses1954495powerlessnesses
princeliness1653015prin_celiness
princesses14206265prin_cess_e_s
printless1137515printl____ess
raylessness1445115__raylessness
recklessness1854655_recklessness
rootlessnesses1346605ro_otlessnesses
ruthlessness1554315_ruthlessness
saintliness1144155saintl__iness
saplessness1245985__saplessness
seamlessness1355905_seamlessness
selflessness1444595_selflessness
senselessness1154735senselessness
sexlessness1745315__sexlessness
shamelessness1754965shamelessness
shapelessness1754965shapelessness
shiftlessnesses1954995shiftlessnesses
singleness1145735_single__ness
sinlessnesses1157985_sin_lessnesses
sleeplessness1453555sleeplessness
speechlessness2081605speechlessness
spinelessnesses1555495spinelessnesses
spotlessnesses1456275spo__tlessnesses
statelessness1255145statelessness
stylelessness1553415stylelessness
tastelessness1254195tastelessness
thoughtlessness2271335thoughtlessness
tonelessnesses13137655to_nelessnesses
uselessness1075995__uselessness
valuelessness1653455valuelessness
voicelessnesses1955315voicelessnesses
waterlessness1653855waterlessness
winglessnesses1765465_winglessnesses
witlessnesses1547235_wi_tlessnesses
wontedness1445505wo_nt_e_dness

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit1247901909.08013743.4
3Display Results1901900.1261507.9
 (SQL Overall)1786911909.59618621.4
 
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