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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 “directness” 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.

31 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
directness134419(None) 
directress1343101directress
directedness1654262directedness
directest1246302direct_est
directnesses1595282directnesses
direness9311302dire__ness
erectness1146122_erectness
indirectness1552912indirectness
abjectness2152183abjectness
correctness1553813correctness
deftness1236303d__eftness
directed1238233direct_e_d
directer1137583direct_e_r
directionless1661933directionless
directions1379643directions
directives1655833directives
directors1248143direct_ors
directresses15123083directresses
directs102710263direct___s
dirtiness1039473dir_tiness
discreetness1553033discreetness
fierceness1543793fierceness
firstness1245013fir_stness
greatness1036903_greatness
ineptness1145073_ineptness
inertness947973_inertness
perfectness1853503perfectness
selectness1245453selectness
silentness1044573silentness
strictness1245643strictness
tiredness1036933tire_dness

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603315.95323618.8
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691316.37528030.0
 
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