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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]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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176 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
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
electiveness1757554_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
abrasiveness1754935_abrasiveness
abusiveness16165265__abusiveness
aggressiveness1962665aggressiveness
allusiveness1554405_allusiveness
assertiveness1655505assertiveness
coerciveness1955405_coerciveness
corrosiveness1854365corrosiveness
creativeness1747765_creativeness
cursiveness1647075__cursiveness
debonairness1561375debonai_rness
deceptivenesses23125895deceptivenesses
decisivenesses2056765de_cisivenesses
decorativeness2054185decorativeness
defectives1945685defectiv__e_s
defenselessly207705defens__elessly
defensemen1652725defens__eme_n
defenses1237915defens____e_s
defensible1644595defensi_ble__
defensing14217005defensi__n__g
definiens1345305defin_i_en__s
definitenesses1864255defin_itenesses
degenerateness1662675degenerateness
delusivenesses1856545de_lusivenesses
demandingness1861865demandingness
dementedness1654675demen_tedness
dependableness2063125dependableness
derisivenesses1857235de_risivenesses
derivativeness2163805derivativeness
desensitizers2362245desensitizers
desensitizes2254045desensitize_s
deservedness1753485dese__rvedness
determinedness1861705determinedness
detersives1444955detersiv__e_s
diffuseness1852695diffus__eness
diffusivenesses25103865diffusivenesses
dimensionless1661555dimensionless
diminutiveness2062675diminutiveness
discursiveness20103315discursiveness
dissuasiveness17112645dissuasiveness
diverseness1554775divers__eness
dressiness1145545d_ressi__ness
effusivenesses2355745_effusivenesses
enliveners1342685___enliveners
entireness1048365___entireness
exclusiveness2554495exclusiveness
excursiveness2554565excursiveness
expensivenesses27105495expensivenesses
explosiveness2553685explosiveness
expressiveness2664125expressiveness
extensivenesses2595285extensivenesses
feminineness1773065femin_ineness
fertileness1447575__fertileness
fictiveness1946315__fictiveness
finiteness1347115__fin_iteness
forgiveness1864985__forgiveness
furtiveness1746535__furtiveness
genuineness1253845__genuineness
greensickness2061525greensickness
illusiveness1555235_illusiveness
immenseness1553135immens__eness
impassiveness2054495impassiveness
impressiveness2164465impressiveness
impulsiveness2054555impulsiveness
incisiveness1756335_incisiveness
inclusiveness1855125inclusiveness
indecisiveness2063965inde_cisiveness
indefiniteness1863085indefin_iteness
ineffectiveness2683005ineffectiveness
infiniteness1555735infin_iteness
ingressiveness1864165ingressiveness
insensibleness1684405insensibleness
insensitiveness1863545insensitiveness
intenseness1156575intens__eness
intensivenesses1856285intensivenesses
intrusiveness1656315intrusiveness
invasiveness1855715_invasiveness
invectiveness2156735invectiveness
lifelikeness1951545life_likeness
massiveness1645265__massiveness
naiveness1277495____naiveness
negativeness1656085ne_gativeness
objectiveness2755165objectiveness
obtrusiveness1874225obtrusiveness
offenseless1751355offens__eless
offensives1952195offensiv__e_s
oppressiveness2163475oppressiveness
passiveness1646265__passiveness
pensivenesses1849025__pensivenesses
perceptiveness2354785perceptiveness
percussiveness2193735percussiveness
permissiveness2163175permissiveness
persuasiveness1963465persuasiveness
plaintiveness1854085plaintiveness
possessiveness1763235possessiveness
purposiveness2053595purposiveness
reactiveness1756925re_activeness
recessivenesses1955815recessivenesses
reconditeness1653345reconditeness
reductiveness1955545reductiveness
refractiveness2254855refractiveness
repetitiveness1963845repetitiveness
requisiteness2263405requisiteness
resistiveness1656025resistiveness
respectiveness2155365respectiveness
restiveness1449665__restiveness
retentivenesses1896405retentivenesses
secretiveness1865865secretiveness
seductiveness1955245seductiveness
sensibleness1455405__sensibleness
sensitiveness1655815sensitiveness
sereneness1047135seren___eness
suasiveness1446435__suasiveness
subversiveness2263045subversiveness
successiveness2072815successiveness
tenseness947115__tens__eness
tentativeness1655025tentativeness
vegetativeness2173255vegetativeness

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 Filter1786911247900.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit1247901769.29613424.1
3Display Results1761760.1231430.9
 (SQL Overall)1786911769.81218211.5
 
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