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

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

59 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
defensiveness2011581(None) 
defectiveness2256542defectiveness
defensivenesses2255782defensivenesses
offensiveness2274242offensiveness
deceptiveness2155693deceptiveness
decisiveness1855923de_cisiveness
defenseless1551893defens__eless
defensives1743863defensiv__e_s
definiteness16105043defin_iteness
definitiveness2163793definitiveness
delusiveness1655753de_lusiveness
derisiveness1656963de_risiveness
diffusiveness2353433diffusiveness
effusiveness2154933_effusiveness
expensiveness2555583expensiveness
extensiveness2355303extensiveness
intensiveness1667483intensiveness
pensiveness1648653__pensiveness
recessiveness1865903recessiveness
retentiveness1657163retentiveness
adhesiveness1954384adhe_siveness
attentiveness1665154attentiveness
aversiveness1896234_aversiveness
cohesiveness2056054cohe_siveness
defectivenesses2496074defectivenesses
defenselessness1861424defenselessness
defensive1644994defensiv__e__
defensively2154154defensiv__ely
denseness1046864d__ens__eness
digressiveness1963374digressiveness
dispersiveness20104054dispersiveness
divisiveness1954364d_ivisiveness
effectiveness2455674effectiveness
electiveness1757564_electiveness
elusiveness1466604_e_lusiveness
erosiveness1447584_e_rosiveness
evasiveness1755744_e_vasiveness
excessiveness2554964excessiveness
expansiveness2554304expansiveness
festiveness1748224__festiveness
inexpensiveness2762784inexpensiveness
inoffensiveness2472174inoffensiveness
inventiveness1956974inventiveness
obsessiveness1764504obsessiveness
offensivenesses2464574offensivenesses
perfectiveness2455344perfectiveness
pervasiveness2155134pervasiveness
preventiveness2294894preventiveness
receptiveness2056124receptiveness
reclusiveness18185234reclusiveness
recursiveness1855394recursiveness
reflectiveness2255104reflectiveness
reflexiveness2662744reflexiveness
regressiveness1864224regressiveness
repressiveness1964814repressiveness
repulsiveness1854704repulsiveness
responsiveness1963194responsiveness
seclusiveness18145094seclusiveness
selectiveness1856514selectiveness

Search took 8 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 Filter178691950240.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit95024597.09313396.9
3Display Results59590.0301966.7
 (SQL Overall)178691597.52923733.7
 
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