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

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

36 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
bootlessness144545(None) 
footlessness1545611footlessness
rootlessness1245611rootlessness
bloodlessness1653502bloodlessness
bootlessnesses1556452bootlessnesses
foodlessness1644742foodlessness
plotlessness1445082plotlessness
spotlessness1345322spotlessness
artlessness1146443_artlessness
bottomlessness1891403bottomlessness
boundlessness1654043boundlessness
colorlessness1553903colorlessness
doubtlessness1654073doubtlessness
footlessnesses1656563footlessnesses
formlessness1744713formlessness
godlessness1355433_godlessness
gutlessness1246013_gutlessness
homelessness1746103homelessness
hopelessness1745753hopelessness
hornlessness1545163hornlessness
joblessness2044813_joblessness
joylessness2144293_joylessness
listlessness1145823listlessness
lovelessness1545733lovelessness
movelessness1745303movelessness
pointlessness1554613pointlessness
restlessness1146513restlessness
rootlessnesses1346603rootlessnesses
soullessness1145543soullessness
tactlessness1445413tactlessness
tonelessness1246243tonelessness
toplessness1345403_toplessness
witlessness1446263_witlessness
wordlessness1644713wordlessness
worklessness1954103worklessness
worthlessness1953653worthlessness

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024366.33015011.7
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691366.70326658.4
 
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