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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 “effectiveness” 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.

52 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
effectiveness245567(None) 
defectiveness2256542defectiveness
effectivenesses2665102effectivenesses
electiveness1757552e_lectiveness
ineffectiveness2683002ineffectiveness
perfectiveness2455342perfectiveness
reflectiveness2255102reflectiveness
effectives21134563effectiv__e_s
effectualness2171933effectualness
effeteness1643673effe_t__eness
effusiveness2154933eff_usiveness
festiveness1748223__festiveness
fictiveness1946313__fictiveness
invectiveness2156733invectiveness
objectiveness2755163objectiveness
offensiveness2274243offensiveness
refractiveness2254853refractiveness
respectiveness2155363respectiveness
selectiveness1856513selectiveness
activeness1547704___activeness
affectedness2153204affect_edness
affectionless2161874affectionless
assertiveness1655504assertiveness
attentiveness1665154attentiveness
creativeness1747764_creativeness
deceptiveness2155694deceptiveness
defectivenesses2496074defectivenesses
defensiveness20115814defensiveness
definitiveness2163794definitiveness
effective2076194effectiv__e__
effectively2554494effectiv__ely
effectivities2453854effectivities
electivenesses1957644e_lectivenesses
evocativeness2154184evocativeness
excessiveness2554964excessiveness
expensiveness2555584expensiveness
extensiveness2355304extensiveness
fertileness1447574__fertileness
fugitiveness1964024_fugitiveness
furtiveness1746534__furtiveness
inventiveness1956974inventiveness
perceptiveness2354784perceptiveness
protectiveness2154594protectiveness
reactiveness1756924_reactiveness
receptiveness2056124receptiveness
reductiveness1955544reductiveness
reflexiveness2662744refle_xiveness
restiveness1449664__restiveness
retentiveness1657164retentiveness
secretiveness1865864secre_tiveness
seductiveness1955244seductiveness
subjectiveness2863974subjectiveness

Search took 9 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 Limit95024528.17311626.6
3Display Results52520.0301733.3
 (SQL Overall)178691528.56320867.8
 
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