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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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99 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
recklessness185465(None) 
fecklessness2154481fecklessness
recklessnesses1955842recklessnesses
restlessness1146512restlessness
dreamlessness1673813dreamlessness
endlessness1245483_endlessness
facelessness1786053facelessness
fearlessness1545763fearlessness
fecklessnesses2255493fecklessnesses
fencelessness1854073fencelessness
gracelessness1664763gracelessness
headlessness16105963headlessness
heedlessness1685023heedlessness
helplessness1754473helplessness
mercilessness1753463mercilessness
needlessness1374683needlessness
raylessness1445113r_aylessness
rootlessness1245613rootlessness
ruthlessness1554313ruthlessness
seamlessness1355903seamlessness
selflessness1444593selflessness
sexlessness1745313se_xlessness
tactlessness1445413tactlessness
worklessness1954103worklessness
affectlessness2271914affectlessness
agelessness1246074_agelessness
aimlessness1345674_aimlessness
airlessness1146254_airlessness
artlessness1146434_artlessness
bootlessness1445454bootlessness
brainlessness1554184brainlessness
breathlessness1952794breathlessness
carelessness1446544carelessness
ceaselessness1455114ceaselessness
cheerlessness1853704cheerlessness
deathlessness1754324deathlessness
fickleness1943664fickle__ness
flawlessness1854124flawlessness
foodlessness1644744foodlessness
footlessness1545614footlessness
formlessness1744714formlessness
friendlessness1852204friendlessness
fruitlessness1654194fruitlessness
godlessness1355434_godlessness
gutlessness1246014_gutlessness
hairlessness1545304hairlessness
haplessness1645664_haplessness
harmlessness1745054harmlessness
heartlessness1665174heartlessness
homelessness1746104homelessness
hopelessness1745754hopelessness
hornlessness1545164hornlessness
joblessness2044814_joblessness
joylessness2144294_joylessness
landlessness1345714landlessness
lawlessness1444894_lawlessness
lifelessness1545294lifelessness
listlessness1145824listlessness
lovelessness1545734lovelessness
mindlessness1554854mindlessness
movelessness1745304movelessness
namelessness1445614namelessness
nervelessness1653724nervelessness
objectlessness2561544objectlessness
painlessness1445444painlessness
pathlessness1754904pathlessness
pitilessness1474524pitilessness
planlessness1444994planlessness
plotlessness1445084plotlessness
recentness1245464rec__entness
recesses10312324rec__ess_e_s
reckless14257974reckl____ess
recklessly1962924reckless__ly
regardlessness1662124regardlessness
relentlessness1452614relentlessness
remissness1244214re__missness
repleteness1354174re_pleteness
resistlessness1282604resistlessness
restlessnesses1257234restlessnesses
saplessness1245984_saplessness
senselessness1154734senselessness
sinlessness1046724_sinlessness
skillessness1554234skillessness
sleeplessness1453554sleeplessness
soullessness1145544soullessness
speechlessness2081604speechlessness
spotlessness1345324spotlessness
stresslessness061774stresslessness
thanklessness2053834thanklessness
ticklishness2152334ticklishness
timelessness1445784timelessness
tirelessness1245934tirelessness
tonelessness1246244tonelessness
toplessness1345404_toplessness
uselessness1075994_uselessness
voicelessness1854064voicelessness
winglessness1654324winglessness
witlessness1446264_witlessness
wordlessness1644714wordlessness

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911247900.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit124790996.34319673.7
3Display Results99990.0601650.0
 (SQL Overall)178691996.80926243.4
 
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