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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 “flatness” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

28 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
flatness113815(None) 
fatness103311291f_atness
farness102912202f_arness
fastness11238762fastness
fatless103212202f_atless
fitness10299392f_itness
flagless1235402flagless
flakiness1636472flakiness
flanes94522422fla_ne_s
flannels1134842flannels
flapless1335342flapless
flatbeds14364542flatbeds
flatlets1147372flatlets
flatnesses1337762flatnesses
flattens11357482flattens
flatters113814202flatters
flattest1138712flattest
flatuses1137172flatuses
flawless1434502flawless
fleetness1244752fleetness
gladness1036152gladness
lateness82614072_lateness
laxness1436042_laxness
neatness839152neatness
patness92912282_patness
saltness82610242saltness
slatiness92511362slatiness
whatness1435092whatness

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 Filter1786911210590.280638182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059287.28316622.1
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691287.57623586.5
 
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