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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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98 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
hopefulness195487(None) 
dolefulness1544882dolefulness
hatefulness1745962hatefulness
hopefulnesses2184592hopefulnesses
woefulness1645262wo_efulness
balefulness1645013balefulness
carefulness1645953carefulness
fatefulness1746013fatefulness
forcefulness2054453forcefulness
gleefulness1554063gleefulness
harmfulness1984283harmfulness
heedfulness18104073heedfulness
helpfulness1953483helpfulness
hopefuls1644063hopeful___s
hopeless13118303hope__l_ess
hurtfulness1755013hurtfulness
joyfulness2343203jo_yfulness
ruefulness1346103_ruefulness
shamefulness2074153shamefulness
songfulness1554583songfulness
soulfulness1444483soulfulness
tunefulness1455243tunefulness
usefulness1345723_usefulness
voicefulness2053643voicefulness
wakefulness2154583wakefulness
artfulness1346404_artfulness
awfulness1544414__awfulness
bashfulness1954224bashfulness
boastfulness1754414boastfulness
changefulness2262554changefulness
cheerfulness2053584cheerfulness
colorfulness1753824colorfulness
copiousness1547804copiousness
dolefullest1552724dolefullest
dolefulnesses1774844dolefulnesses
dopeyness1543474dope__yness
doubtfulness1853684doubtfulness
dutifulness1555084dutifulness
fearfulness1745224fearfulness
fitfulness1645734_fitfulness
forgetfulness2053744forgetfulness
foulness11236654fo___ulness
fretfulness1776224fretfulness
fulness10248964____fulness
gainfulness1544614gainfulness
gracefulness1855244gracefulness
gratefulness1655744gratefulness
guilefulness1653724guilefulness
hatefulnesses1945804hatefulnesses
heftiness1536314h__eftiness
hideousness1555224hideousness
hokeyness1943804hoke__yness
holeless1189364hole__l_ess
homeless131110134home__l_ess
homeliness1545764home_liness
homeyness1745014home__yness
hoofless14258014ho_of_l_ess
hopeful1545904hopeful____
hopefully2043694hopeful__ly
hopelessness1745754hopelessness
lawfulness1643854_lawfulness
lustfulness1445314lustfulness
manfulness1545644_manfulness
mindfulness1754064mindfulness
mournfulness1753344mournfulness
needfulness1593994needfulness
opaqueness2142344_opaqueness
openness1035474_ope__nness
painfulness1645084painfulness
peacefulness1954984peacefulness
pitifulness1665484pitifulness
playfulness1953614playfulness
popeless1288474pope__l_ess
pridefulness1854324pridefulness
pushfulness1954144pushfulness
reposefulness1862814reposefulness
restfulness1447234restfulness
ruthfulness1754984ruthfulness
scornfulness1753224scornfulness
sinfulness1345844_sinfulness
slothfulness1853504slothfulness
spitefulness1754604spitefulness
sportfulness1754784sportfulness
tactfulness1645224tactfulness
tastefulness1554854tastefulness
tearfulness1445484tearfulness
thankfulness2253394thankfulness
vengefulness1953874vengefulness
wastefulness1854834wastefulness
willfulness1753514willfulness
wishfulness2054344wishfulness
wistfulness1745274wistfulness
woefullest1653014wo_efullest
woefulnesses1845344wo_efulnesses
wonderfulness2062874wonderfulness
wrongfulness1953254wrongfulness
youthfulness2153644youthfulness
zestfulness2345314zestfulness

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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819988.98616561.2
3Display Results98980.0631555.6
 (SQL Overall)178691989.46918871.2
 
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