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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 “descriptiveness” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

38 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
descriptiveness236227(None) 
deceptiveness2155693de_c_eptiveness
destructiveness2173803destructiveness
disruptiveness2083333dis_ruptiveness
restrictiveness2093413restrictiveness
decisiveness1855924de_c_i_siveness
decorativeness2054184de_corativeness
definitiveness2163794defini_tiveness
derisiveness1656964de__ri_siveness
derivativeness2163804de__rivativeness
descriptions1755404descripti_on__s
descriptive1953684descriptiv__e__
descriptively2472324descriptiv__ely
perceptiveness2354784perc_eptiveness
receptiveness2056124re_c_eptiveness
resistiveness1656024res__istiveness
secretiveness1865864se_cr_etiveness
susceptiveness2163384susc_eptiveness
assertiveness1655505asser__tiveness
creativeness1747765___creativeness
deceptivenesses23125895de_c_eptivenesses
defectiveness2256545de__fectiveness
description1645375descripti_on___
destituteness1462925des_ti_tuteness
discreteness1554485discr_et__eness
discursiveness20103315disc_ursiveness
distinctiveness2162915distinctiveness
festiveness1748225fes____tiveness
instructiveness2064155instructiveness
lucrativeness1854575_lucr_ativeness
obstructiveness2273395obstructiveness
positiveness1756495pos__i_tiveness
reactiveness1756925reac___tiveness
refractiveness2254855re_fractiveness
repetitiveness1963845repeti_tiveness
respectiveness2155365res_pectiveness
restiveness1449665res____tiveness
sensitiveness1655815se_nsi_tiveness

Search took 6 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 Filter178691658740.310576422.6
2DLD Change Limit65874384.92313380.9
3Display Results38380.0301266.7
 (SQL Overall)178691385.26333952.3
 
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