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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 “willfulness” 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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85 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
willfulness175351(None) 
skillfulness1952442skillfulness
willfulnesses1953882willfulnesses
wishfulness2054342wishfulness
wistfulness1745272wistfulness
balefulness1645013balefulness
dolefulness1544883dolefulness
fitfulness1645733fi_tfulness
guilefulness1653723guilefulness
helpfulness1953483helpfulness
mindfulness1754063mindfulness
pitifulness1665483pitifulness
sinfulness1345843si_nfulness
soulfulness1444483soulfulness
wakefulness2154583wakefulness
willingness1553043willingness
woefulness1645263w_oefulness
artfulness1346414_artfulness
awfulness1544414__awfulness
bashfulness1954224bashfulness
biliousness1367284biliousness
blissfulness1752654blissfulness
callousness1345824callousness
carefulness1645954carefulness
colorfulness1753824colorfulness
dutifulness1555084dutifulness
faithfulness2154224faithfulness
fatefulness1746014fatefulness
fearfulness1745224fearfulness
fretfulness1776224fretfulness
fulness10248964____fulness
gainfulness1544614gainfulness
gleefulness1554064gleefulness
harmfulness1984284harmfulness
hatefulness1745964hatefulness
heedfulness18104074heedfulness
hilliness1248924hill__iness
hopefulness1954874hopefulness
hurtfulness1755014hurtfulness
illness736474_i_l__lness
joyfulness2343204_joyfulness
lawfulness1643854_lawfulness
lustfulness1445314lustfulness
manfulness1545644_manfulness
mirthfulness2053744mirthfulness
needfulness1593994needfulness
painfulness1645084painfulness
pillarless1242544pillarl_ess
playfulness1953614playfulness
pridefulness1854324pridefulness
pushfulness1954144pushfulness
restfulness1447234restfulness
rightfulness1994894rightfulness
ruefulness1346104_ruefulness
ruthfulness1754984ruthfulness
silliness9510364sill__iness
skillfulnesses2152654skillfulnesses
songfulness1554584songfulness
spitefulness1754604spitefulness
tactfulness1645224tactfulness
tearfulness1445484tearfulness
tristfulness1564984tristfulness
tunefulness1455244tunefulness
unlawfulness1852594unlawfulness
unskillfulness2171144unskillfulness
usefulness1345724_usefulness
villainess1343854vill_ainess
voicefulness2053644voicefulness
wastefulness1854834wastefulness
watchfulness2353084watchfulness
wearifulness1854804wearifulness
wellness1135794w_el__lness
wifeless14277484wi__fel_ess
wifeliness1644484wi__feliness
wilderness1443514wi_lderness
wildness1236204wi_l__dness
wiliness1139114wi_l__iness
willful1344534willful____
willfully1843074willful__ly
wishfulnesses2254284wishfulnesses
wistfulnesses1955544wistfulnesses
witlessness1446264witlessness
wrathfulness2154514wrathfulness
wrongfulness1953254wrongfulness
zestfulness2345314zestfulness

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 Filter1786911488190.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148819859.06316420.5
3Display Results85850.0461847.8
 (SQL Overall)178691859.54918713.1
 
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