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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 “pointlessnessesa” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

26 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
pointlessnesses1655441pointlessnesses_
painlessnesses1546743pain_lessnesses_
pointlessness1554613pointlessne_s_s_
bootlessnesses1556454bo_otlessnesses_
boundlessnesses1774924boundlessnesses_
dauntlessnesses1554814dauntlessnesses_
doubtlessnesses1764934doubtlessnesses_
footlessnesses1656564fo_otlessnesses_
guiltlessnesses15174924guiltlessnesses_
hornlessnesses1656274horn_lessnesses_
listlessnesses1266934_listlessnesses_
mindlessnesses1686014_mindlessnesses_
pitilessnesses1575754p_itilessnesses_
planlessnesses1576304plan_lessnesses_
plotlessnesses1556094p_lotlessnesses_
pointednesses1654974point_e_dnesses_
powerlessnesses1954494powerlessnesses_
rootlessnesses1346604ro_otlessnesses_
shiftlessnesses1954994shiftlessnesses_
sinlessnesses1157984_sin_lessnesses_
spinelessnesses1555494spinelessnesses_
spotlessnesses1456274spo__tlessnesses_
tonelessnesses13137654to_nelessnesses_
voicelessnesses1955314voicelessnesses_
winglessnesses1765464_winglessnesses_
witlessnesses1547234_wi_tlessnesses_

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 Filter178691273830.266671770.7
2DLD Change Limit27383261.34320389.4
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691261.625109963.7
 
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